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. Greensill lobbying row pauses Cheshire land dealpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Financier Lex Greensill plans to create a "natural sanctuary for wildlife" in a Cheshire village.

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  2. Mother of man shot by police loses legal challengepublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Anthony Grainger was fatally shot during a police operation in March 2012 by a firearms officer.

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  3. Buildings 'decarbonised' in £5.7m energy projectpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    The five facilities in Wigan will be have solar panels installed in a bid to reduce carbon usage.

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  4. Boy, 16, badly hurt in stabbing at tram stoppublished at 08:45 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    The boy was waiting at a tram stop with friends when he was stabbed in a "random attack".

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  5. Accountant jailed for 'industrial scale' fraudpublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Steven Day lied about his mother dying and having cancer to cover up his deceit, a court hears.

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  6. Northants keep Lancs in check on day onepublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Josh Bohannon makes 68 but regular wickets keep Lancashire in check on day one against Northants.

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  7. Murder accused 'befriended gangster to sell story'published at 17:56 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Christopher Guest More Jr denies murdering Brian Waters, who was tortured at a farmhouse in 2003.

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  8. Tech entrepreneur charged with second rape countpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Lawrence Jones, co-creator of Manchester-based UKFast, is due to appear in court next week.

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  9. Lockdown gamer 'doubles income' from shedpublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Harry Mullinder, 25, says it is "surreal" people give him money to watch him play video games.

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  10. Photos of UK town win top international awardpublished at 06:01 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Craig Easton wins Sony Photographer of the Year award with photos on community representation in Blackburn.

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  11. Schoolgirls on a mission to tackle air pollutionpublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Two friends are campaigning to stop traffic building up during the school run.

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  12. Fire 'decimates' rare wildlife habitatpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Wildlife officials say a rare peat land habitat and its animals have been "decimated" by a blaze.

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  13. Illegal dog tail-docking tools seized in police raidpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Equipment used to illegally alter dogs' appearance for cosmetic reasons is confiscated by officers.

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  14. Drugs and alcohol 'stashed in gardens' near jailpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Five inmates have also absconded from the open prison near Warrington in the past two weeks.

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  15. New academy named after stained glass artistpublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    The school in Oldham is named after Brian Clarke, who is known for creating large-scale mosaics.

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  16. Gang jailed for £160k supermarket theftspublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    The gang mainly targeted Asda stores, stealing perfume, thousands of nappies and razor blades.

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  17. Taxi driver drives into canal after sat nav errorpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Police say it was a "lucky escape" for the driver whose car went into the Bridgewater Canal.

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  18. Women's safety top priority, says new police bosspublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Serena Kennedy is "incredibly proud" to be Merseyside Police's first female chief constable.

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  19. Three in court over alleged £13.7m pension fraudpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    The Pensions Regulator claims as many as 245 people were persuaded to transfer money into 11 schemes.

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  20. Two hurt in 'vicious and brutal' stabbingpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    A 21-year-old man is arrested after a man is critically injured in a double stabbing in Oldham.

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