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. Three more arrests after body found in canalpublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    The victim, thought to be in his 30s, was found with many injuries in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

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  2. Three convicted of boxer's shooting murderpublished at 19:43 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Cole Kershaw, 18, was fatally wounded in Bury and died later in hospital.

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  3. Everton cleared to build new £500m stadiumpublished at 18:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    The club says its plans for a 52,000-capacity stadium to replace Goodison Park can now proceed.

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  4. Greater Manchester Police appoints new chiefpublished at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Stephen Watson says "rapid improvement is possible" as he is appointed GMP chief constable.

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  5. Firm aims to 'breathe new life' into retail parkpublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Wigan's Robin Retail Park will be transformed into a "modern, aspirational" site, Frasers Group says.

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  6. Scrapped Santander plan 'devastating' for townpublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    The bank's decision not to redevelop its Bootle site is a "massive blow", Sefton Council says.

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  7. Blackpool 'will take years to recover' from Covidpublished at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    A tourism boss says it could be "three to five years before we get back to pre-Covid levels".

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  8. Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner candidatespublished at 13:16 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Who will be elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire on 6 May?

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  9. Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner candidatespublished at 13:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Who will be elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside on 6 May?

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  10. Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner candidatespublished at 13:13 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Who will be elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire on 6 May?

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  11. WW1 soldier's plaque moved to 'show heroes exist'published at 12:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Thomas Thompson, 24, worked for Cadent gas firm in Liverpool before he was killed in the war.

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  12. Councillor whose parents die with Covid thanks NHSpublished at 10:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Councillor Donna Williams says NHS staff "carried on tirelessly" when supporting her parents.

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  13. Liverpool Council gave deal to mayor's son's firmpublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    The firm run by Joe Anderson's son was not on an approved contractors list, a critical report found.

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  14. Murder arrest after man's body found in canalpublished at 07:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    The man, believed to be in his 30s, was found with multiple injuries, police say.

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  15. Footballer guilty of not giving driver detailspublished at 22:15 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Brandon Williams' lawyer Nick "Mr Loophole" Freeman argued he should not get points on his licence.

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  16. Greater Manchester buses back under public controlpublished at 21:00 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    The region will be the first area outside London to have a franchise bus system since the 1980s.

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  17. Government plan for city council 'confusing'published at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Liverpool locals say commissioners being brought in is "shameful", but might "be a positive thing".

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  18. Wolves v Giants moved for fans' returnpublished at 14:43 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Warrington Wolves' Super League match with Huddersfield Giants has been moved to accommodate the return of fans on 17 May.

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  19. Jury discharged in farmhouse murder trialpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Christopher Guest More Jr denies murdering Brian Waters who was tortured and killed in Cheshire.

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  20. Murder arrests over man's stab deathpublished at 12:46 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Six people are being held on suspicion of murdering a man in his 20s who was stabbed in Oldham.

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