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. Prince Philip 'an ever-present in our lives'published at 15:36 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says the Duke of Edinburgh's death "is a sad day for us all".

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  2. Over 400 jobs cut after lender's collapsepublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The majority of job losses will be at Greensill Capital's headquarters in Warrington.

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  3. New police unit to target drug and gun smugglerspublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The new collaboration will have a particular focus on the dealing of hard drugs across Merseyside.

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  4. Council rejects 'fag packet' joint authority planpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The new council, known as The Bay, would see Lancaster join Barrow and South Lakeland in Cumbria.

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  5. Philip's passion for education never diminishedpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The duke was a regular visitor to Greater Manchester, not least as Salford University's chancellor.

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  6. Prince's historic carriage ride over Morecambe Baypublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Prince Philip became the first person to ride a horse and carriage over Morecambe Bay in 130 years.

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  7. Police officer arrested over workplace sex assaultpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The 47-year-old Greater Manchester Police officer has been suspended from his role, the force says.

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  8. Haines ton rescues Sussex in Manchesterpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Sussex batsman Tom Haines' career-best 155 helps his side battle back from a dreadful start against Lancashire in Manchester.

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  9. Blood clot victim's sister urges people to get jabpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Neil Astles, 59, who had the AstraZeneca vaccine in March, died from a blood clot on Sunday.

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  10. Force review finds 1,600 more unrecorded crimespublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Greater Manchester Police's review of more than 150,000 incidents has now found 6,155 unrecorded crimes.

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  11. Two-week-old orphaned fox cub rescuedpublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    The male cub's eyes were still closed when a member of the public found him on a driveway.

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  12. Boy, 12, stabbed on bouncy castlepublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    The "despicable" stabbing on Southport Road, Bootle was not a "random attack", police say.

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  13. Relive the opening day of the 2021 County Championship seasonpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Relive the opening day of the 2021 County Championship season as defending champions Essex make a strong start.

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  14. Food voucher problems 'should not have happened'published at 16:34 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    An issue with unredeemable Covid support vouchers will be fixed "as quickly as possible", a council says.

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  15. Festival pulled over 'lack of government support'published at 15:52 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Bluedot's organisers say having no "government-backed insurance scheme" means the risks are "too high".

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  16. Dogs killed mother after row with daughterpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Elayne Stanley was mauled by two American bulldogs following an argument at her home, an inquest hears.

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  17. County-by-county commentators guidepublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    BBC local radio cricket commentators give their thoughts on how the season might pan out for their county.

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  18. What to look out for in the County Championshippublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    With the County Championship making an eagerly anticipated return on Thursday, here's a look at who and what to watch out for.

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  19. Mum jailed for killing eight-month-old daughterpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Caitlin Jones searched online about suffocating babies before she killed her daughter, police say.

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  20. Man convicted of shooting murderpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Miguel Reynolds, from Manchester, was found with gunshot injuries in a Sefton street in June 2018.

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