Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:06 British Summer Time 10 May 2021
The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.
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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
Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:06 British Summer Time 10 May 2021
Lancs and Glam frustrated by weatherpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 9 May 2021
Group leaders Lancashire finish on 301-9 on the final day of a evenly fought, rain-ruined match against Glamorgan.
Read MoreOne of Britain's most-wanted men arrested in Dubaipublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 9 May 2021
Michael Moogan had been on the run for eight years, after escaping a police raid in the Netherlands.
Read MoreWoman dies after car crashes into tree by motorwaypublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 9 May 2021
A 31-year-old man also suffered serious injuries after the collision on the M66 in Bury, police say.
Read MoreTory candidate regains PCC role from Labourpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 9 May 2021
Conservative John Dwyer returns as the police and crime commissioner five years after being ousted.
Read MoreTories hold on to Lancashire County Councilpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
The leader of the authority is to be decided by a secret ballot of Conservative party members.
Read MoreCounty Championship affected by rainpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
Rain affects Saturday's County Championship fixtures, with six games abandoned without a ball bowled.
Read MoreAndy Burnham wins landslide mayoral electionpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
The Greater Manchester Mayor is the bookmakers' favourite to become the next Labour leader.
Read MoreAndy Burnham's emotional winning speechpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
Andy Burnham thanks his family for their support as he is re-elected as Greater Manchester Mayor.
Read MoreLabour candidate wins Merseyside PCC electionpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
Emily Spurrell will be responsible for ensuring that the region's police force is run effectively.
Read MoreStabbed boy, 15, was cheeky and funny, family saypublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
Two boys, aged 14 and 15, have been charged with murdering Reece Tansey who was killed in Bolton.
Read MoreRotheram re-elected as Liverpool City Region mayorpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
Labour's Steve Rotheram, who was elected as the area's first metro mayor in 2017, retains his post.
Read MoreJoanne Anderson elected mayor in historic winpublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
Liverpool's new Labour mayor makes history as the first black woman to lead a British city.
Read MoreLabour retains control of region's councilspublished at 21:51 British Summer Time 7 May 2021
Most Greater Manchester councils were held by Labour, while Sean Fielding lost his seat in Oldham.
Read More'Bojo of Blackburn' gains Labour seat in townpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 7 May 2021
Labour hold on in Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Chorley, but lose control of Rossendale.
Read MoreLiverpool elects first black woman mayorpublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 7 May 2021
Image source, Press AssociationLabour's Joanne Anderson has become the first black woman to run a major UK city after winning the mayoralty of Liverpool.
She succeeds Joe Anderson, who is subject of an ongoing police investigation. The city council was also subject of a highly critical report and some services will be run by government appointed commissioners.
Ms Anderson says she is "wholeheartedly determined to put our city on a restorative path after a difficult year".
Anderson shines but Glamorgan prosperpublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 7 May 2021
Jimmy Anderson claims three for 40 but Glamorgan still reach 344 against Lancashire, who finish on 22 for no wicket in reply.
Read MoreAs it happened: West Midlands election resultspublished at 05:51 British Summer Time 7 May 2021
Results of and reaction to council, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections.
Read MoreAnderson strikes for Lancs v Glamorganpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Jimmy Anderson's first appearance of the season sees him dismiss Marnus Labuschagne cheaply as Glamorgan reach 117 for three against Lancashire.
Read MorePlea to help hedgehogs waking from hibernationpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
An animal sanctuary asks people to "check the long grass" and make their gardens safe for hedgehogs.
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