Live updates from Greater Manchester and east Cheshire have finished for the day, but we'll be back from 08:00 on Monday to kick things off for another week of news, sport, weather and travel.

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We'll leave you with some positive news....

Viola Beach's posthumous debut album has entered the Official Albums Chart at number one.

BBC Weather

Isolated showers will die away during the evening, leaving some late sunshine to end the day. Tonight it will be dry and chilly with clear spells.

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BBC Travel

Traffic is moving slowly and a lane is closed on the M61 northbound between Junction 2 and 3 because of a vehicle fire.

Visitors to Sale Metrolink stop can now enjoy some airborne avian art as they catch the tram.

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A life-sized flying pelican has been suspended from the canopy on the outbound platform as part of the Sale Art Zoo project, which aims to celebrate the achievements of the Sale-born founder of Chester Zoo, George Mottershead.  

Here's our full story about three police community support officers who had an interesting afternoon - when they came face to face with an old man carrying a giant crocodile.

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When the dumbfounded PCSOs asked what was going on, the octogenarian replied: "I couldn't fit it in the car."

The man went on to say he was helping clear the house of a late relative who had collected stuffed animals.

• Transport secretary Chris Grayling says the government is committed to improving roads and railways during a visit to a site in Bramhall
• A man is arrested on suspicion of murdering an 18-year-old in Manchester, taking the number of people held in connection with his death to 16
• The families of Warrington band Viola Beach will find out later if the band's album has reached number one in the charts

BBC Sport

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Man United boss Jose Mourinho says Arsenal and Liverpool managers Arsene Wenger and Jurgen Klopp's criticisms over Paul Pogba's potential fee are "not ethical".

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BBC Radio Manchester journalist

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has visited the site in Bramhall of a new relief road which will link Hazel Grove to Manchester Airport.

Greater Manchester Police have now explained this reptilian mystery. And for those asking, it is indeed a real crocodile - albeit stuffed.

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It turns out the formidable beast was discovered by an elderly man who was clearing out the house where a relative had died.

A police spokesman said: “It’s a real crocodile from Kuala Lumpur in the 1900s.

“There were other stuffed animals – I don’t know what they were exactly.

“The bloke said the crocodile was too big to fit in a car.

“Our PCSOs posed for a picture with the crocodile and helped the gentleman on his way."

Can you guess what happened when police officers were called to Navigation Road in Altrincham earlier? 

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• Transport secretary Chris Grayling says the government is committed to improving roads and railways during a visit to a site in Bramhall
• Warrington Council is asking Peel Ports to install a flood warning system on the Manchester Ship Canal following floods last December
• The families of Warrington band Viola Beach will find out later if the band's album - which has been released posthumously - has reached the number one spot

Elderly people are being warned by police not to fall victim to a telephone scam involving fraudsters posing as internet providers.

People in parts of Cheshire, including Warrington, have been targeted by a caller telling them their modem was not compatible with their computer, and they were owed £200.

They were then told they had been mistakenly transferred too much money, which they needed to repay.

No Greater Manchester Police officers were deployed to search for a vulnerable teenager who was later found dead in Bury, the police watchdog says.

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Former Oasis guitarist Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs and The Charlatans' singer Tim Burgess have tweeted their support of Blossoms, who released their debut album today.

The Stockport band are also on the cover of NME.

Rochdale Online

Rochdale Town Hall bells will fall silent, external from 15-24 August - for essential repair work.

A man is arrested on suspicion of murdering an 18-year-old in Manchester, taking the number of people held in connection with his death to 16.

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Voting has now closed in the ballot for the Greater Manchester Mayor Labour candidate, the party says

The candidates for the party are interim mayor Tony Lloyd, Leigh MP Andy Burnham and Bury South MP Ivan Lewis, who are all vying to be chosen for the new role.

The Oldham Evening Chronicle features the story of an attack on a security guard at the town's market site.

A house fire in Wythenshawe earlier is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault in a fridge, firefighters say.

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They were called to Nethercote Avenue at 03:50 to deal with the blaze and say luckily no-one was injured.

BBC Sport

Rochdale have renamed their Spotland ground as the Crown Oil Arena after agreeing a six-figure five-year sponsorship deal.

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