Summary

  • Four men arrested over attack at Manchester nightclub Factory 251

  • Emmeline Pankhurst statue unveiled in Manchester to mark 100 years since women first voted

  • Man who had ears cut off in Blackburn attack dies

  • Boy, 17, arrested after 79-year-old woman badly hurt in carjacking

  • Manchester join current hosts London on shortlist to host the 2021 ATP men's tennis tour finals

  1. First mask-free business conference goes aheadpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Liverpool hosts the UK's first business conference since the start of the Covid pandemic.

  2. Police trace further 23 victims of serial rapistpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Britain's most prolific rapist Reynhard Sinaga is thought to have attacked over 200 men.

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  3. Teens charged with kicking man, 74, into riverpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    A boy, 15, and an 18-year-old man are charged after the man was kicked into the River Mersey.

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  4. Crafty drivers flock to 'free' city parking spacespublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    People are taking advantage of an apparent loophole to enjoy prime Manchester city centre parking.

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  5. Manslaughter charges dropped over fatal mill blastpublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Four people died in the explosion at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley, Cheshire, in 2015.

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  6. City faces its 'most unpredictable election'published at 12:27 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    The race to become Liverpool city mayor is wide open following a damning report into the council.

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  7. Parties prepare for Cheshire PCC title fightpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Two previous Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioners prepare to battle for the role again.

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  8. The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhillpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    First transmitted in 1980, Brian Redhead reports from the 'Rocket 150' event held at Rainhill, Lancashire to mark the 150th anniversary of the world's first inter-city railway and the Stephensons' legendary Rocket locomotive. On display are 'celebrity' engines from across the country, including the 'Green Arrow', the 'Flying Scotsman' and the record-breaking Mallard-class train that bore its designer's name, 'Sir Nigel Gresley', as well as the king of the modern electric railway, the Advanced Passenger Train (APT).

  9. Do not be shy in second leg - Guardiolapublished at 23:57 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Pep Guardiola says Manchester City could face elimination if they are "shy" in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Paris St-Germain.

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  10. Man charged over death of teenage cyclistpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Leo Meek is charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a boy was killed in a hit-and-run.

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  11. Delegates rub shoulders at mask-free conferencepublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Liverpool hosts the UK's first "normal" business conference since Covid, with no obligatory social distancing.

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  12. Teacher jailed for 16 years for sexual abusepublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    John Foxley committed the offences against pupils while teaching at a former Norwich private school.

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  13. Mayor's police report held until after electionpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    The review of Greater Manchester Police was ordered after the force went into special measures.

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  14. Police search home of woman missing for 50 yearspublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Mother-of-three Isabella Skelton disappeared from her family home in Manchester in June 1969.

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  15. Boy, 15, arrested after man kicked into riverpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    The 74-year-old banged his head and was left "freezing cold" after entering the river on Sunday.

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  16. Police chief regrets taking taxi to bomb scenepublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Supt Kyle Gordon arrived in Manchester nearly three hours after the explosion, an inquiry hears.

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  17. University renames hall after anti-racism activistpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Dorothy Kuya was a "tireless campaigner for racial equality", the university says.

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  18. Liverpoolpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Liverpool's docks were a primary German target in the Blitz. Liverpool actor Ricky Tomlinson, who was born in 1939, goes up in a plane to look at the effect it had on his home city. In an emotional journey, he talks to survivors, family members and old friends like comedian Stan Boardman, whose brother was killed in an air-raid shelter. Ricky finishes the programme back in the plane, with a tearful tribute to the bravery of those who lived and worked through the Blitz.

  19. Father denies murdering baby daughter and sonpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Jordan Monaghan, 29, is accused of killing three-week-old Ruby and 21-month-old Logan in 2013.

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  20. Super League agrees new two-year TV dealpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Super League agrees a new TV rights deal with existing holder Sky Sports until the end of the 2023 season.

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