The Indian variant of Covid-19 now makes up the majority of new cases in Bolton.

Manchester City midfielder Laura Coombs says it was "a natural decision" to sign a new two-year deal with the club.

A video has emerged of Pep Guardiola celebrating with Manchester City staff and singing Don't Look Back in Anger.

Blackpool's hoteliers welcome back tourists while holidaymakers fly out from Manchester to Portugal.

Usman, who helped people on the night, is brought together with injured survivor Martin.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Sergio Aguero is not guaranteed a Champions League final farewell because his selection will be "cold".

Members of the Unite union at Go North West in Manchester launched an all-out strike in February.

Investigators are working in "the most awful conditions" in Heysham, the fire service says.

Blackburn with Darwen's public health chief says people will be "surprised how eligible they are".

Manchester City duo Rose Lavelle and Sam Mewis head to the USA while defender Megan Campbell also leaves the club.

Police think Rhys Thompson's death is linked to a disturbance in Manchester involving a group of men.

Supt Arif Nawaz admits he never tried to contact the fire service after the Manchester Arena attack.

Thousands of people got jabs in Bolton over the weekend as the town battles the Indian variant.

Liz McIvor tells the story of the early canal builders who struggled with the rugged terrain of England's Pennine hills. Creating a network of canals in this landscape was an uphill challenge - sometimes literally! But connecting the powerhouses of Yorkshire and Lancashire was a great prize at the time of the industrial revolution. What should the engineers do? Should they build over, under or around the hills? Who succeeded, and who struggled?

This is the story of the men who built our canals - the navigators or navvies. They represented an army of hard physical men who were capable of enduring tough labour for long hours. Many roved the countryside looking for work and a better deal. They gained a reputation as troublesome outsiders, fond of drinking and living a life of ungodly debauchery. But who were they? Unreliable heathens and outcasts or unsung heroes who used might and muscle to build canals and railways?

We focus on the Manchester Ship Canal - the swansong for the navvies, hailed as the greatest engineering feat of the Victorian age. The navvies worked at a time of rising trade unionism. But could they organise and campaign for a better deal?

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Cheshire-based Gandeys Circus has been working with the government on pilot schemes for the return of live events ahead of officially reopening.

The projects have taken place at holiday resorts and led to suggestions of new measures to help tackle the spread of Covid-19.

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Binky Beaumont, from Gandeys, said it was great to get back to business.

“Everything is coming together,” he said.

“We have had artists flying in over the last two to three weeks who are in isolation, they have to have their Covid test, they have to be in isolation for 10 days, then they have to isolate and have daily test and temperature checks before they are allowed to start and join the rest of the cast for rehearsals, because it is such a big cast.”

Arooj Shah says she wants to motivate other Asian women and recalls facing misogyny and racism.

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

Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy says Alisson's injury-time winner against West Brom means something positive has finally happened for Liverpool this season, and in an amazing way.

Alisson says he is "too emotional" as the goalkeeper scores a dramatic winner against West Brom to boost Liverpool's Champions League hopes.