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. Crafty drivers flock to 'free' city parking spacespublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    People are taking advantage of an apparent loophole to enjoy prime Manchester city centre parking.

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  2. Manslaughter charges dropped over fatal mill blastpublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Four people died in the explosion at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley, Cheshire, in 2015.

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  3. Parties prepare for Cheshire PCC title fightpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Two previous Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioners prepare to battle for the role again.

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  4. The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhillpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    First transmitted in 1980, Brian Redhead reports from the 'Rocket 150' event held at Rainhill, Lancashire to mark the 150th anniversary of the world's first inter-city railway and the Stephensons' legendary Rocket locomotive. On display are 'celebrity' engines from across the country, including the 'Green Arrow', the 'Flying Scotsman' and the record-breaking Mallard-class train that bore its designer's name, 'Sir Nigel Gresley', as well as the king of the modern electric railway, the Advanced Passenger Train (APT).

  5. Man charged over death of teenage cyclistpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Leo Meek is charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a boy was killed in a hit-and-run.

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  6. Teacher jailed for 16 years for sexual abusepublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    John Foxley committed the offences against pupils while teaching at a former Norwich private school.

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  7. Mayor's police report held until after electionpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    The review of Greater Manchester Police was ordered after the force went into special measures.

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  8. Boy, 15, arrested after man kicked into riverpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    The 74-year-old banged his head and was left "freezing cold" after entering the river on Sunday.

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  9. Liverpoolpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Liverpool's docks were a primary German target in the Blitz. Liverpool actor Ricky Tomlinson, who was born in 1939, goes up in a plane to look at the effect it had on his home city. In an emotional journey, he talks to survivors, family members and old friends like comedian Stan Boardman, whose brother was killed in an air-raid shelter. Ricky finishes the programme back in the plane, with a tearful tribute to the bravery of those who lived and worked through the Blitz.

  10. Father denies murdering baby daughter and sonpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Jordan Monaghan, 29, is accused of killing three-week-old Ruby and 21-month-old Logan in 2013.

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  11. NHS protester launches legal action over £10k finepublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Karen Reissmann was fined for the rally against a proposed 1% pay rise for NHS workers.

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  12. Tributes paid to M62 crash death motorcyclistpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Manchester's Owen Baugh, who was died in a crash near Huyton, was "kind-hearted", his family say.

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  13. New chief constable 'proud to lead force'published at 15:26 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Former counter-terror investigator Mark Roberts has taken the helm at Cheshire Constabulary.

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  14. Doctor took pay for two years after leaving trustpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Dr Haydar Al Nageim claimed the £42,000 he received was given as "a safety net", a court is told.

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  15. Dramatic footage shows scale of huge landfill firepublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Firefighters say they have contained the huge blaze "the size of a football pitch" in Bury.

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  16. Call for green walking routes in every boroughpublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    The Ramblers want the next Greater Manchester mayor to improve public transport to the countryside.

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  17. Driver jailed for killing man after altercationpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Jorden Rowbottom knocked down Andrew Dean, 46, after they had an altercation in the road.

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  18. Man's death no longer treated as suspiciouspublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Two men held on suspicion of murder are released with no further action over the death in Southport.

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  19. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:41 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

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

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  20. Lancs defeat Kent to top Group Threepublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    Matt Parkinson takes 7-126 to bowl Lancashire to an innings victory as Kent lose their last six wickets for 46.

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