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. Alleged killer 'fled to Malta for 16 years'published at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Christopher Guest More Jr denies murdering Brian Waters, 44, over a £20,000 drugs debt in 2003.

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  2. Girl jumped from car being pursued by policepublished at 15:06 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    A judge tells the driver he had shown no interest in the welfare of his teenage passenger who was lucky to escape serious injury.

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  3. Bomb injured 'waited for hours to go to hospital'published at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Paramedic recalls how she treated Manchester Arena attack victims on the nearby station concourse.

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  4. Thousands of candles lit to honour Covid victimspublished at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    About 4,100 candles are being lit at Blackburn Cathedral to remember those who have died in the county.

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  5. Council dismisses city's regeneration bosspublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    The departure comes as the government prepares to unveil plans for the future of the authority.

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  6. Shrewsbury 24 win court battle to clear namespublished at 12:12 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    The 14 men, including actor Ricky Tomlinson, were among 24 charged following pickets in Shrewsbury.

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  7. Sergeant cleared of assaulting man in custodypublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Peter Jordan was accused of using excessive force and leaving a man with two broken teeth.

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  8. Man Utd's Fred subjected to racist abusepublished at 07:52 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Manchester United midfielder Fred says we "cannot feed that culture" of racism, after suffering racist abuse on social media after his side were knocked out of the FA Cup on Sunday.

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  9. The North West’s last photos before lockdownpublished at 07:31 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    People share photos of life before lockdown to mark one year since restrictions were imposed.

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  10. 'I never ever want to go back there again'published at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    On the first anniversary of the Covid lockdown, six people discuss how their lives have changed.

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  11. Parties, pubs and snowballs: A year of Covid finespublished at 06:38 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Dracula fans, takeaway lovers and thwarted drinkers are all counting the cost of flouting the rules.

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  12. Zoo reveals 'bold' plan to tackle extinctionspublished at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    Chester Zoo aims to train 5,000 conservationists and improve more than 600,000 acres of habitat.

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  13. University staff strike called off after talkspublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    Industrial action is halted after the University of Central Lancashire agrees to suspend job cuts.

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  14. Football's Darkest Secret - the survivors' storiespublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    In a new BBC three-part programme, Football's Darkest Secret, survivors of child sexual abuse in football talk about the impact on their lives and about speaking out.

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  15. New powerhouse rail station plan 'bold vision'published at 15:02 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    Bradford must be included in any northern Powerhouse rail project and have a new station, a council leader says.

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  16. Paramedic 'struggled to cope in bombing aftermath'published at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    Lea Vaughan says she was not trained to deal with the mental impact of the Manchester Arena attack.

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  17. Pro bodybuilder must repay illegal steroid cashpublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    Nathan DeAsha, 34, sold steroids worth £10,000 to to the Pain and Gain gym in Barnstaple.

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  18. Lancs sign India's Iyer for One-Day Cuppublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    Lancashire sign India top-order batsman Shreyas Iyer for the group stages of the One-Day Cup.

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  19. County cricket to continue on BBC radiopublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    BBC local radio will continue to broadcast ball-by-ball county cricket commentary for the next four seasons.

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  20. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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