The Labour candidate replacing Joe Anderson will be one of three female city councillors.

Officers say the discovery of two sheep at an illegal drinking den was 'bizarre'.

The move comes after a second case is detected in the seaside town.

Officials shut down a gym that has been fined three times for opening during lockdown.

A small proportion of people who've had Covid end up with a scrambled sense of smell and taste. Here 13 explain what they miss most.

Handforth Parish Council's Zoom meeting had insults, laughter and members being kicked out.

Three men, a woman and two boys are arrested in raids by police investigating a gang feud.

17-year-old Shaan Ali told Radio 1 Newsbeat about his hobby of watching local council meetings

Jackie Weaver remained calm in the meeting that became a "must see" when it spiralled in to chaos.

Mother-of-three Helen Joy, 54, was found dead at a flat in Wirral on Monday morning.

A Handforth Parish Council meeting is shared widely online after it descends into chaos.

An 18-year-old passenger dies and three teenagers including the driver, 17, are badly injured.

A group of wild swimmers raise more than £45,000 for a homelessness charity with a daily winter dip.

A rescue dog had to be moved by five separate teams in relay to comply with lockdown restrictions.

Matthew York drove up to 100mph while being pursued by police for 15 minutes, prosecutors say.

Footage shows the organiser telling officers it was supposed to have been only a "little gathering".

A council leader demands more contingencies are made to help protect Northwich from further deluges.

An investigation of the senior officers involved in an operation in which a man died is dropped.

Helen Joy's three "heartbroken" children say they are "all devastated by what has happened".

Eight-month-old Francesca Haworth died in hospital in 2018 and was found to have been suffocated.