Phil McCann
Cheshire Political Reporter, BBC News

When high speed rail comes to Crewe - there are going to be some big changes to the station.

The line’s due to be built in nine years, so those in charge have got to start thinking about it now.

A few weeks ago, the government approved plans for up to seven HS2 trains per hour to stop at Crewe, known as a hub station.

The plans include new platforms to the east, new footbridges and demolition for some of the 20th Century additions.

Michael Thorpe and his girlfriend planned and carried out raids across Greater Manchester and Cheshire.

That's all from the live team for today, but we'll be back from 08:00 on Tuesday with more of the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the region.

In the meantime, this page will be updated automatically with content from across the BBC.

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Outbreaks of rain and drizzle this evening and turning increasingly breezy. It will also become misty in places with lows of 8C.

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• The mother of a woman murdered by her partner's ex-boyfriend at her workplace in Southport says he should "rot in hell" for what he did
• A Manchester-based doctor who has lived in the UK years for 10 years and is five months away from qualifying as a GP is fighting against being deported
• A lorry driver is given a 24-week suspended jail sentence for knocking Lord Taylor of Blackburn off his mobility scooter and killing him

A doctor from Singapore who has lived in the UK years for 10 years and is five months away from qualifying as a GP is fighting against being deported.

Manchester-based Dr Luke Ong, 31, who studied medicine in the UK, applied for the right to remain in September.

He was refused by the Home Office for being 18 days late, a mistake the British Medical Association described as "an honest oversight".

The Home Office said it would be "inappropriate to comment" on his case.

The number of express Liverpool-Manchester rail services will double, TransPennine Express (TPE) has said.

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From May, the 33-minute trips will run every 30 minutes, instead of hourly, between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria.

There will also be two "fast services" between Newcastle and Manchester every hour, calling at York, Leeds and Huddersfield, a spokeswoman said.

TPE said: "This is one of the biggest timetable changes the North has seen".

The new timetable means TPE services will no longer operate on the route via Birchwood, Warrington Central or Liverpool South Parkway.

Last month, rival operator Northern announced it would introduce a new hourly Liverpool to Manchester Airport service via Warrington to replace the TPE service.

Northern said its Liverpool to Manchester stopping service via Newton-le-Willows will now call at Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport before continuing to Crewe.

A woman left paralysed from the chest down following a 2007 riding accident is determined to complete the Greater Manchester Marathon - even if it takes her a week to complete the 26-mile course.

Claire Lomas, from Leicestershire, uses a special "bionic" suit and has previously completed the London Marathon and Great North Run.

BBC Sport

The BBC Sport statisticians have been trawling through this weekend's results to discover the stand-out moments in terms of facts and figures.

It turns out that despite their amazing turnaround in the derby, Manchester United cannot lay claim to being the comeback kings of the Premier League this season - as that honour lies with Bournemouth.

Meanwhile, Burnley's Sam Vokes may have had an instant impact,scoring 22 seconds after coming on as substitute, but he's something of a slow coach in terms of the records.

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BBC Sport

Manchester City will have to play the "perfect game" on Tuesday to overturn a 3-0 deficit in their Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool, says manager Pep Guardiola.

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City go into the second leg after back-to-back defeats by the Reds and derby rivals Manchester United in what Guardiola described as a "tough" week.

The Spaniard said he still had belief in his "extraordinary" side.

"The only way to play good football is to be positive," he added.

Six men have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder before a football match last year.

Chairs and tables were thrown and a number of people were assaulted at The Dalesman pub, in Victoria Road, Darlington, in October before the Stockport vs Darlington match at Blackwell Meadows.

Just after 06:00 this morning, officers from Durham Constabulary swooped on addresses across the Darlington area and arrested six men aged between 21 and 52. They remain in police custody.

Two men from the Manchester area were arrested on the day of the incident and have been released under investigation.

A further six were arrested by police in Manchester on 27 March and have since been released on bail.

Insp Chris Knox, from Darlington Neighbourhood Police Team, called it "a violent incident" which "involved a large number of people".

BBC Sport

Stockport's Naomi Broady won her first WTA title with victory alongside Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo in the doubles at the Monterrey Open.

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They beat Mexico's Giuliana Olmos and American Desirae Krawczyk 3-6 6-4 10-8.

World number 134 Broady, 28, was knocked out of the singles in the second round by Timea Babos.

The family of a Labour peer who died after being knocked off his mobility scooter outside the House of Lords said he "fought injustice all his life".

Lord Taylor of Blackburn, 87, suffered severe head injuries and died in hospital nine days after the collision in November 2016.

Former Nepalese Gurkha Kul Pandey, 56, from Feltham, west London, today pleaded guilty to causing his death by careless driving and was given a 24-week suspended jail sentence.

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In a victim impact statement, Paul Taylor said his father had been involved in politics "for as long as I can remember":

Mr Taylor said his father divided his time between London and his home in Lancashire and had become even closer to his family since the birth of his two great-grandchildren Samuel and Abigail.

He added that his father's sudden death was a huge blow:

Plans to build a new fire station in St Helens are a step closer as Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority says it will "prioritise" costing plans in this financial year.

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Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority originally approved plans to build a new “super station” at the Pilkingtons site on Watson Street in 2015.

If the new station is built, it will mean stations at Eccleston and Parr Stocks will close.

A spokesman for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority said:

The mother of travel agent Cassie Hayes told the man who admitted murdering her daughter he should "rot in hell".

Andrew Burke, 30, of St Helens was jailed for 26 years for cutting the throat of his ex-girlfriend's new partner at her workplace.

Burke sat emotionless in the dock as Tracy Hayes read out a personal statement from the witness box.

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Supported arm-in-arm by her daughter Nadine, she said:

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Cloud increasing this afternoon with some sunny spells. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle will develop later on with mainly gentle winds. Highs of 14C.

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BBC Three

Football writer Adam HUrrey has cast his eye across Twitter to sum up the weekend's football in 10 tweets.

The list includes Manchester United's Paul Pogba's "drama in three acts", former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli celebrating a bit too soon during the derby and Liverpool's James Milner poking fun at his own alleged boringness.

BBC Radio Lancashire

As he retires from his role as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Lancaster, Bishop Michael Campbell remembers his childhood days in Northern Ireland, and his Lancashire faith journey.

Listen to the full programme - BBC Radio Lancashire: From Larne To Lancaster.

Merseyside Police said it welcomed the life sentence handed to a St Helens man who murdered his ex-partner's new girlfriend by cutting her throat at her Southport workplace.

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Travel agent Cassie Hayes, 28, was attacked by Andrew Burke at the Tui store in Southport on 13 January.

Burke, 31, of St Helens, had been convicted the day before of harassing his ex-partner Laura Williams, who was in a relationship with Ms Hayes.

The judge described Ms Hayes's death as a "cold-blooded execution in public".

Speaking after Burke was ordered to serve a minimum of 26 years, Det Ch Insp Gayle Rooney said:

• A St Helens man who murdered his ex-partner's new girlfriend by cutting her throat at her Southport workplace is jailed for life
• A lorry driver is sentenced after pleading guilty to knocking Lord Taylor of Blackburn off his mobility scooter and killing him
• A communal singalong is one of the events planned to mark the first anniversary of the Manchester Arena attack