The artwork will have all of its 47,000 mirrored tiles replaced in time for the 2021 summer season.

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Police also found more than 100 people at a party in an industrial unit in Manchester.

Detectives release an image of Haris Hussain in connection with the shooting of Cole Kershaw.

Police originally held 15 people but said some had been "de-arrested" and issued with fines instead.

Large plumes of smoke could be seen billowing from the scene of the blaze in Liverpool.

Alexander John Soyoye was fatally stabbed in Moston, Manchester, on 5 November.

Police believe two people in a van fled from the scene and have arrested a 42-year-old man.

The grant comes as Strictly Come Dancing celebrates the landmark venue in a studio special.

An academy trust said it is closing schools to protect families from self-isolation at Christmas.

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More than 1,200 homes are set to be built in Crewe after outline plans received approval from the local council.

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Two proposals of 850, external and 400 homes, external have been agreed by Cheshire East councillors for land off Minshull New Road.

A new primary school, a local centre and other buildings will also be built under the plans.

Covid rules mean a "virtual audience" - and Capt Sir Tom Moore - will join the Blackpool show remotely.

Johnson Service Group has been hit by a slump in demand from the hotel and food processing sectors.

Manchester's nightlife will take years to recover from the virus's "sheer destruction", it is warned.

Sailings between Douglas and Heysham resume after being disrupted by strong winds on Monday.

Adam Le Roi, 25, was stabbed to death in a block of flats in Preston and died later in hospital.

Craig Mossop did not stop after the crash and then hit and seriously injured another pedestrian.

Monday evening's sailing from Douglas to Heysham and its overnight return are scrapped.

The mammal is recovering in an RSPCA rescue centre after it was found injured in Liverpool.

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