A man wanted by police following an attack on a McDonald's security guard in Liverpool has been captured in CCTV.

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It happened after the guard asked a male customer to leave the restaurant in Clayton Square on 12 October. When he got outside the man punched him in the face, causing bleeding, police said.

Det Insp Lisa Ryan, of Merseyside Police, urged anyone who recognised the man to contact the force.

Badgers in parts of Cheshire are to be vaccinated in a bid to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis.

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Cheshire West and Chester Council will start a five year vaccination scheme on two areas of land around Northwich.

The government has allowed badger culling in the county since 2017, but councillors have criticised the practice.

Karen Shore, cabinet member for the environment, said the vaccine scheme was "good news" for rural communities.

A 13-year-old boy and three men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a disturbance in Blackburn last night.

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Police said "a number of people" were found by officers with significant injuries on Rhyl Avenue shortly after 22:34.

Two men, aged 43 and 24, remain at hospital with serious injuries.

The boy and three men, aged 36, 38 and 62, all from from Blackburn, were being questioned in custody.

A 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Preston last night.

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She had been walking in Meadow Street between 22:10 and 22:15 when she was approached by a man close to the Catherine Beckett Community Centre and attacked, police said.

The suspect is described as Asian, 5ft 11in, and wearing a light-coloured tracksuit.

Police said there were a number of people in the area after the Preston North End football match at nearby Deepdale stadium and appealed for witnesses to contact them.

Jose Mourinho will face no action over throwing a crate of water bottles in celebration of Manchester United's late winner against Young Boys.

A retired senior policeman will not face criminal charges over his evidence to an inquiry into the shooting of an unarmed man.

Prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to charge former Assistant Chief Constable Steven Heywood with perverting the course of justice and misconduct in public office.

He will face a gross misconduct hearing held by Greater Manchester Police.

Mr Heywood authorised the operation in which Anthony Grainger died in 2012.

A care worker who stole £16,500 from a "vulnerable" man with dementia to buy herself luxury items has been jailed.

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Jemma Laney from Warrington, Cheshire spent the money she took from her 78-year-old victim on designer clothes and watches as well as trips to Chester Zoo and Alton Towers, said police.

She previously denied two counts of fraud by abuse of position but admitted theft at Chester Crown Court.

Her ill-gotten gains included Michael Kors handbags and purses, a Tag Heuer watch, a Louis Vuitton holdall and scarf, a Stella McCartney handbag and an Emporio Armani watch.

She also booked trips to Alton Towers, Gulliver's World, Haven holiday resorts and Chester Zoo, said police.

Laney even cancelled long-standing direct debits the victim made every month to charities.

Laney, 30, of Great Sankey, was sentenced to 12 months in prison.

A council has been criticised for introducing a cashless parking system which traders say discriminates against older people.

New rules in Ashton-under-Lyne require motorists to call, text or download a smartphone app to pay for parking.

Tameside Council said the introduction of 150 cashless bays was a success, but has suspended the system and cancelled fines while it makes signs clearer.

However, shopkeepers say many customers do not use phones and a fall in visitors is threatening trade.

The cashless parking system was introduced in 20 locations including Stamford Street, the town's main shopping parade, on 15 November.

Drivers are required to pay by text, phone or app, even if they want to park without charge for fewer than 30 minutes.

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European football's Under-19 league needs £10m of investment from Uefa to make it better, says Manchester United academy director Nicky Butt.

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The competition runs parallel to the Champions League, with most matches played on the afternoon of the senior team's game in the evening.

Butt wants the extra funding to help smaller teams travel to games earlier so they can play the night before.

"They have to sit down and make it better," Butt told BBC Sport.

Northern will run less than a third of its services on Saturdays in the run up to Christmas, with "very few" trains in the evening.

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Passengers in the north of England will face major disruption during the latest round of strikes on 8, 15, 22 and 29 December.

Northern said it will run about 700 trains on each of the strike days - just under 30% of its normal service - with "very few trains" after 17:00 GMT.

Events in Liverpool, Leeds, Huddersfield, Newcastle and Sheffield likely to be affected include:

• Christmas markets
• Football matches and concerts
• Christmas shopping trips
• Work Christmas parties

RMT members are embroiled in a lengthy dispute about train guards.

Transport for the North, which manages the Northern franchise called on the operator and the RMT to "begin meaningful discussions as soon as possible" as passengers "need reliability".

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Plans to expand a swimming pool in Tameside have been halted again due to a shortfall in funding.

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Plans to create a new six lane swimming pool, changing rooms and spectator seating at the Active Hyde centre in Hyde were originally approved two years ago with a budget of £2m.

However, problems following the collapse of construction company Carillion in January led to the council having to commit a further £1.088m to the project.

However, a report to the council said a further £250,000 was now needed to complete the project.

Council leaders said they were "exploring options" as to what to do next.

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp compliments the translator's "erotic voice" during a pre-match press conference ahead of their Champions League clash against PSG.

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Studying for a degree at the University of Bolton will see graduates earn less than those who have not taken a degree course, new government figures have shown.

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The study, from the Department for Education and Institute for Fiscal Studies, external, says in general, women are much more likely to gain from getting a degree, but found that those studying in Bolton earned considerably less than non-graduates.

It also found that men with degrees earned an average of 8% more than non-graduates, but those who studied at the university earned less than men with less than 5 A to Cs at GCSE level.

Universities Minister Sam Gyimah said the study was important as more transparency was vital to make sure that young people make informed choices about university places.

This will help them to think about getting value for money from their degree.

He also wants the figures to "shine a light" on courses that seem to deliver such a low rate of return.

A retired senior police officer will not be charged over evidence he gave to an inquiry into the shooting of an unarmed man.

Prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to charge former Assistant Chief Constable Steven Heywood perverting the course of justice and misconduct in public office.

Mr Heywood authorised the operation in which Anthony Grainger died in 2012.

He will face a gross misconduct hearing held by Greater Manchester Police.

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Tyson Fury plans to help the homeless in the United Kingdom with some of his earnings from his fight against Deontay Wilder on Saturday.

The Bolton-based boxer will fight the American in Los Angeles for the WBC heavyweight title.

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The 30-year-old said:

Ferry sailings between Lancashire and the Isle of Man have been cancelled due to severe gales in the Irish Sea.

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The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has axed two crossings between Douglas and Heysham.

The Manx Met Office has had an amber weather warning, external in place since Tuesday afternoon, with gusts expected to reach 60mph (95km/h).

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Former Salford Red Devils owner Dr Marwan Koukash has written off the outstanding debt owed to him by the club, the Super League club has confirmed.

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The 59-year-old initially made the pledge in May after the club said they looked "increasingly vulnerable" following Koukash's decision to hand control to a community trust in 2017.

"I hope the new board will use this opportunity to attract fresh investment into the club," said Koukash.

Salford finished 11th last season.

The Florence Institute in Liverpool has been named Best Rescue of a Historic Building or Place at this year's Historic England Angel Awards.

The government body found the centre in Dingle "has kept alive its original mission to serve the local community [and] adapted to the changing needs of modern Liverpool".

The institute, known locally as the “Florrie”, is the oldest surviving purpose-built boys’ club in Britain.

Opened in 1889, it provided safe recreation to boys from poor communities in south Liverpool, but after its closure in the late 1980s, the Grade II listed building fell into disrepair.

An arson attack in 1999 destroyed the roof and left it exposed to the elements.

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However, in 2010, financial support was secured from the Heritage Lottery Fund and restoration works finally started.

On 1 April 2012, the building reopened as a modern community hub.

At an awards ceremony last night, Historic England said saving The Florrie was "much more than saving a building".

Books treasured by Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson have fetched princely sums at an auction on Merseyside.

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A self-help book owned and annotated by Jackson sold for £4,600 and Elvis's bedside bible fetched £10,000 when they went under the hammer on Tuesday.

The books were part of a pop music memorabilia auction held at Omega Auctions in Newton-Le-Willows, on Merseyside.

Other items sold included a letter written in the 1980s by The Smiths front-man Morrissey.

The sale attracted a full house and more than 600 internet bidders globally.