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

  1. 'Vital' north west projects get £4.6m boostpublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December

    Groups in Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester get a final payout from a £150m government fund.

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  2. GCHQ worker accused of taking top secret data homepublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December

    The man is accused of transferring classified material to a hard drive connected to his home computer.

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  3. Alternative northern leg HS2 plans to be discussedpublished at 06:34 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November

    Louise Haigh will meet with the West Midlands and Greater Manchester mayors later.

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  4. 'People like me with ADHD can make great MPs'published at 07:25 Greenwich Mean Time 17 November

    An MP who has ADHD wants to encourage other people who are neurodivergent to get involved in politics.

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  5. Bomb survivor tells of facing conspiracy theoristpublished at 12:22 Greenwich Mean Time 11 November

    Martin Hibbert successfully sued a man who claimed the 2017 Manchester attack was staged and "a lie".

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  6. ‘Lessons learned’ after station collapse - MPpublished at 06:27 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November

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

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  7. Pupils left 'humiliated' by school's lanyard rulespublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November

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

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  8. Drug driving arrests after boy, 12, struck by carpublished at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November

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

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  9. Morrissey donates £50k to help save lads clubpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

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

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  10. MPs urge Rayner to deal with council cash delayspublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 25 October

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

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  11. New housing officers say some homes 'horrendous' published at 07:20 British Summer Time 19 October

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

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  12. Health Secretary urged to visit crumbling hospitalpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 17 October

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

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  13. Council's housing waiting list time up to 12 yearspublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 16 October

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

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  14. Public inquiry to study new service station planspublished at 06:09 British Summer Time 15 October

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

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  15. Plastic tubs and pots to be accepted in recyclingpublished at 06:33 British Summer Time 14 October

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

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  16. Government rules out cash for crumbling hospitalpublished at 06:29 British Summer Time 11 October

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

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  17. Family heartbreak put Rick Astley on path to famepublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 8 October

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

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  18. Girls Aloud star's plaque unveiled by her motherpublished at 20:25 British Summer Time 6 October

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

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  19. Man jailed for series of bowling alley theftspublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 3 October

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

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  20. Man threatened to kill MP and 'execute' NHS staffpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 18 September

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

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