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  • Latest updates on Friday 29 June

  1. Bolton hospital taking 'urgent action' over Covidpublished at 20:32 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    Royal Bolton Hospital says it has experienced one of its busiest ever days amid a surge in patients.

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  2. Government accused of imposing 'lockdown lite'published at 18:19 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    Blackburn MP Kate Hollern says she is "furious" restrictions have been reintroduced "by stealth".

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  3. First Arena paramedic tells of bomb scenepublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    A paramedic at the Manchester attack had to take a step back to gain an "overall grip" of the incident.

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  4. Jonnie Peacockpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    Paralympic gold medal winner Jonnie Peacock was named for his maternal grandad, who died the year before he was born. Like Jonnie, his grandad was a sportsman - an excellent amateur footballer scouted by a professional team, only to be thwarted by parental pressure to take a 'proper job' as a painter/decorator. Pushing back down the generations, Jonnie uncovers the legacy of poverty and unexpected disease that led the family to value job security over the beautiful game.

    On his father's side, Jonnie is captivated by his four-times-great-grandmother, branded a 'bad character' in 1841 by a local village policeman. But Jonnie's further research reveals a strong woman prepared to stand up in court and testify against the men who had wronged her.

  5. Warrington's Inglis out for two monthspublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    Warrington back Greg Inglis is out for up to two months after tearing his hamstring, says head coach Steve Price.

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  6. Lee Mackpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    Comedian Lee Mack was born Lee McKillop in the north of England, just like his McKillop great-grandfather, who was also a comedian, known as Billy Mac. Lee has a few playbills from Billy Mac's variety hall performances, but knows little more about him. Not long into his journey, Lee discovers that his great-grandfather was passionate about more than making people laugh. Billy Mac joined the first ever pals battalion in Liverpool at the start of the First World War and honed his act at the front lines in the Battle of the Somme.

    Lee is also curious about his maternal grandad Joe's upbringing - deserted by his unwed mother and raised by his grandparents in County Mayo at the time of the Irish Civil War.

  7. Eight Covid areas should avoid indoor gatheringspublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    People are also asked not to go into or out of places hardest hit by the so-called Indian variant.

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  8. Fire crews tackle warehouse blazepublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    Residents are advised to keep their windows shut as firefighters deal with the blaze in Aintree.

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  9. GPS thefts 'costing farming industry thousands'published at 12:16 British Summer Time 25 May 2021

    The theft of equipment to feed a global black market is coming at a huge cost to farmers, police say.

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  10. Cut gas pipe caused fatal house blast, say policepublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    Two-year-old George Hinds died in the explosion in Heysham, Lancashire, on 16 May.

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  11. Arena emergency joint response 'went wrong'published at 17:39 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    A former police chief says policy may have thwarted the emergency response to the Manchester attack.

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  12. Fatal house explosion 'not caused by gas mains'published at 15:34 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    The company in charge of gas distribution says the gas mains were sound and did not cause the blast.

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  13. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:19 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    The latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  14. British marathon great Hill dies aged 82published at 15:06 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    Former European and Commonwealth marathon champion Ron Hill, a three-time Olympian, dies aged 82.

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  15. Lancashire go top despite rain-hit drawpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    Only 6.2 overs are possible on day four at Northampton but a draw puts Lancashire top of Group Three.

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  16. Rain ruins day three at Wantage Roadpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    Northamptonshire and Lancashire frustrated again as bad weather restricts them to just 11.2 overs on day three at Wantage Road.

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  17. Further arrests at pro-Palestinian roof protestpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    Two protesters were arrested at the Leicester drone factory protest, which has entered its fourth day.

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  18. Events mark Manchester Arena attack anniversarypublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    Bell have been tolled for the 22 victims of a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017.

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  19. Police worker charged in anti-corruption probepublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Natalie Mottram is charged with unauthorised access to computers and perverting the course of justice.

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