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. Plea to help hedgehogs waking from hibernationpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    An animal sanctuary offers advice how to make a garden safe for hedgehogs waking from hibernation.

  2. Stab death could have been prevented, says familypublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    Reece Tansey, 15, who was stabbed to death in Bolton, was "a good, loving lad", his cousin says.

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  3. Man murdered neighbour in punch and stamp attackpublished at 10:07 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    Andrew Claydon attacked Matthew Pearson in the street with no apparent provocation, police say.

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  4. Boys aged 14 and 15 held over teen's stab deathpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Two teenagers are arrested on suspicion of murdering a 15-year-old boy in Bolton.

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  5. Time capsule from 1876 found at schoolpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    A 145-year-old jar, containing ten coins and a newspaper, was dug up during building work.

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  6. Bus services high on election agenda for studentspublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    More bus trips are made by 17 to 20-year-olds than any other age group.

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  7. Lancashire report small profit for 2020published at 11:53 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Lancashire report a small operating profit of £106,000 for 2020, despite the impact of Covid-19.

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  8. Traveller sentenced for caravan injunction breachpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Michael Maloney pitched caravans on land in Cheshire without planning permission, a court hears.

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  9. Man jailed for 30 years for rapper's murderpublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Liam Watson robbed Miguel Reynolds at gunpoint and then shot him in the neck during a chase.

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  10. Planned £300m leisure complex a 'game-changer'published at 19:00 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Blackpool Council hope a new indoor theme park will bring 1,000 jobs and 600,000 visitors to the town.

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  11. Couple get engaged at Blossoms Covid trial gigpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Jimmy Overill proposed to Rhia Griffiths as thousands gathered for the concert in Liverpool.

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  12. Man proposes at UK's first post-lockdown gigpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Jimmy Overill got down on one knee at a Blossoms gig at Sefton Park in Liverpool on Sunday.

  13. Mayoral election comes at end of 'odd campaign'published at 13:55 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Frustrations and last-minute cancellations mar the run-up to the Liverpool City Region mayor poll.

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  14. Jury discharged in farmhouse torture murder trialpublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Christopher Guest More was accused of murdering Brian Waters who was tortured and killed in 2003.

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  15. Tributes to British man killed in Israel crushpublished at 07:50 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Manchester student Moshe Bergman was among 45 people killed at the religious festival.

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  16. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:19 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

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

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  17. Man charged with teenager's rapepublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 3 May 2021

    An 18-year-old is charged with rape, attempted sexual assault, actual bodily harm and exposure.

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  18. British man named among victims of Israel crushpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    Manchester student Moshe Bergman was among 45 people killed at the religious festival.

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  19. Man held after teenager raped and woman attackedpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    The man sexually assaulted a teenager before attacking an 18-year-old who intervened, police say.

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  20. Jennings hits unbeaten 91 in Lancs winpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    Keaton Jennings makes 91 not out as Lancashire cruise to a five-wicket win over Sussex on day four at Hove.

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