Summary

  • Updates on Friday 28 July

  1. Covid-hit museums launch appeal to avoid cutspublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 28 May 2021

    National Museums Liverpool say they had 200,000 visitors in 2020 compared to three million previously.

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  2. Liverpool agree £35m deal for Konatepublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 28 May 2021

    Liverpool agree to sign French central defender Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig for £35m on a long-term deal.

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  3. Arsenal to face Spurs in Women's FA Cuppublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 28 May 2021

    North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham will face each other in the quarter-finals of the Women's FA Cup.

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  4. Man airlifted to hospital with stab woundpublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 28 May 2021

    A man suffered a stab wound in Silloth and has been airlifted to hospital.

    Emergency services were called to Pennine Close in the town at 10:30.

    A 29-year-old man from Liverpool was found with serious injuries and was airlifted to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary, Cumbria Police said.

    Pennine Close, SillothImage source, Google
  5. Obama praises Rashford in Zoom meetingpublished at 01:46 British Summer Time 28 May 2021

    The former US president gives his backing to footballer and anti-poverty campaigner Marcus Rashford.

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  6. Rashford speaks to ex-US president Obamapublished at 23:59 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford talks to former US President Barack Obama about how young people can impact society.

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  7. Bus plans agreed after 'irrational' consultationpublished at 21:24 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Two bus operators are challenging the franchising proposal in a judicial review at the High Court.

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  8. Music school 'facilitated sexual abuse of pupil'published at 17:55 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    The prestigious music school in Manchester is ordered to pay £45,000 to the victim, a court hears.

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  9. Man City's rise from third-tier turmoilpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Manchester City fans experienced an emotional rollercoaster against Gillingham in 1999. Four of those at Wembley talk about City's journey from the third tier to the Champions League final.

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  10. Lack of Hillsborough accountability 'a scandal'published at 16:25 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Jacob Rees-Mogg says nobody being held accountable for the disaster was "the greatest scandal".

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  11. Rashford racially abused on social mediapublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford says he has received "at least 70 racial slurs" on social media following the Europa League final loss to Villarreal.

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  12. Police chief vows to revive 'underperforming' forcepublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Stephen Watson says his goal is to take Greater Manchester Police to a "demonstrably better place".

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  13. Arena doctor says he was overwhelmed with patientspublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Dr Michael Daley says it was "remarkable" how people helped after the Manchester Arena bomb.

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  14. The major decisions facing Solskjaerpublished at 06:56 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has ambitions beyond a Europa League final, but has numerous issues to solve first.

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  15. Gogglebox star 'trolled' for supporting BLMpublished at 00:19 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    The Black Lives Matter protests impacted relationships within families and couples in the UK.

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  16. Ambulance boss explains arena bomb decisionpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    A senior paramedic explains the rationale for sending staff to the Manchester Arena blast scene.

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  17. Hillsborough aftermath trial collapsespublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    Two ex-police officers and a force solicitor are acquitted of perverting the course of justice.

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