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. Two more charged with murder of stabbed teenagerpublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    A total of four people have been charged in connection with Josiah Norman's death.

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  2. Lancashire dominate day three at Sussexpublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    Lancashire finish day three needing 129 runs to beat Sussex with eight wickets in hand after a superb performance at Hove.

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  3. Blossoms' Covid trial gig 'like Christmas'published at 08:19 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    About 5,000 fans will see the band perform in Liverpool for a pilot on the return of mass events.

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  4. Carson helps Sussex take control at Hovepublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Jack Carson takes four wickets as Sussex bowl well on day two of their County Championship match against Lancashire.

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  5. Wood mill managers cleared over 2015 explosionpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Four people died in the blast at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley in Cheshire.

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  6. Front ripped off cash machine in robberypublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Three men have used a van and a rope to rip the front off a cash machine and steal money, police said., external

    Huub building in CongletonImage source, Google

    The trio targeted the cash machine at the Huub building on Manchester Road, Congleton, Cheshire, on Thursday night.

    Officers have since found a vehicle they think may have been used in the robbery.

    A 31-year-old man from Congleton has been arrested on suspicion of theft of a cash machine.

  7. Lads Club launches football team for lassespublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Salford Lads Club, a home for boys' football for more than 100 years, has started its first female side.

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  8. Son 'desperate' to fund parents' Covid treatmentpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Vernon Rose, whose parents are ill with Covid in India, is told by a doctor he 'needs a miracle'

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  9. Police investigate hospital stroke patient deathspublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Officers are investigating allegations of neglect at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

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  10. Salford Lads' Club pitches first girls' gamespublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    The club has fielded men’s football teams since 1904 but has now put together its first female XI.

  11. Duck nests in ninth-floor balcony plant potpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Steve Stuttard from Salford says a duck has returned to nest on his balcony for a second year.

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  12. Duck nests in ninth floor balcony plant potpublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    An ornithologist has described the moment when a duck nested on his ninth floor balcony for a second year as "unbelievable".

  13. Region gets ready for 'Super Thursday' votespublished at 08:51 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    A metro mayor, a city mayor and councillors in all 10 Greater Manchester areas are up for election.

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  14. Green space promises key to council electionspublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Green space development is a huge issue for all six councils in the Liverpool City Region.

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  15. Why is Liverpool being used as a Covid test site?published at 06:29 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Liverpool hosted the first mass testing and is at the forefront of the pilot to test crowd safety.

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  16. Family thanks girls who saved man kicked in riverpublished at 21:59 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    The 74-year-old has "cried happy tears" after receiving overwhelming support, his daughter says.

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  17. Ex-Rugby Union star to train next generationpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Former England captain Jason Robinson joins the Sale Sharks rugby club as their non-executive director.

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  18. Sussex start well against Lancashirepublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Sussex start well against Lancashire as they finish day one of their County Championship fixture on 318-7 at Hove.

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  19. Former Rugby Union captain to train young playerspublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    World cup player Jason Robinson joins the Sale Sharks rugby club as their non-executive director.

  20. First mask-free business conference goes aheadpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Liverpool hosts the UK's first business conference since the start of the Covid pandemic.