Summary

  • Cammell Laird strike action 'suspended' for four weeks

  • Rail chaos report: 'Put passengers first', says regulator

  • North West MEP Paul Nuttall quits UKIP

  • £300m plan to regenerate Blackpool unveiled

  • Tributes pour in for Buzzcocks singer Pete Shelley

  1. Tributes to boy, 9, killed in lightning strikepublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    The boy, named locally as Jordan Banks, was taking part in a football coaching session in Blackpool.

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  2. Town's Covid surge leaves hospitality nervouspublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Pub and cafe owners in Bolton are apprehensive about reopening amid a rise in the Indian variant.

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  3. Banned driver pretended to be twin brotherpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Lee Roberts is jailed for duping the DVLA to obtain a licence in his twin brother's name.

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  4. Staff at disgraced council feared speaking outpublished at 01:14 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Government inspector Max Caller says staff at Liverpool City Council felt intimidated to speak out.

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  5. App offers 'music as medicine' for patient stresspublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Hull-based MediMusic's app creates playlists designed to help reduce pain, anxiety and stress.

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  6. New PCC to focus on being tough on crimepublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Lancashire's new police and crime commissioner promises to "rip up" his predecessor's plans.

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  7. Andy Burnham calls for over-16s to be vaccinatedpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    The mayor of Greater Manchester says a "worrying" spike of cases in Bolton is a "cause of concern".

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  8. 'We always try and make them feel at home'published at 14:23 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Inside the Alder Hey Children's Hospital unit treating young people with mental health conditions.

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  9. University campus to move to town centre complexpublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    The University of Chester's site in Warrington town centre will be fully operational by September.

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  10. Officer who sent sex texts to crime victims jailedpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    A detective constable is jailed over inappropriate contact with five female crime victims.

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  11. Council's children's services criticised in reportpublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Inspectors criticise Sefton Council for leaving children in high-risk situations for "too long".

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  12. Police officers fined over Covid lockdown breachespublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Figures show 11 Greater Manchester Police officers breached coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

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  13. Family of murdered mum raise funds for tributepublished at 07:25 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Relatives of Susan Waring, whose body has never been found, say a memorial will help give "closure".

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  14. Lancashire elects first Conservative PCCpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Andrew Snowden takes over from Labour's Clive Grunshaw who has held the PCC post since 2012.

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  15. Cricketer, 24, dies after heart attack at practicepublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Josh Downie's mother describes him as the "kindest boy" and "beautiful, inside and out".

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  16. Mayor brings franchise bus network plan forwardpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Andy Burnham says he will bring Greater Manchester's bus network back under public control in 2024.

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  17. Murder arrests over man's death in home intrusionpublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    A man died after being found unconscious at his home shortly after intruders were seen to leave, police say.

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  18. Detectorists who took axe heads admit nighthawkingpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    A gang who stole from Beeston Castle and Roche Abbey are ordered to give up their metal detectors.

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  19. Nurse accused of baby murders appears in courtpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Lucy Letby is accused of killing eight infants while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

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  20. Tories choose new county council leaderpublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Phillippa Williamson will take over from Geoff Driver after the Conservatives held control of the council.

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