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. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:14 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2021

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

    Read More
  2. Peat project to boost 'moonscape' moor's recoverypublished at 14:46 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2021

    The Winter Hill moorland, which was devastated by fire in 2018, is being restored.

    Read More
  3. From fine dining to selling £16 takeaway burgerspublished at 01:17 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2021

    Michelin-starred restaurants are relying on takeaways and cook-at-home boxes to survive the pandemic.

    Read More
  4. Teenager charged after police officers attackedpublished at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2021

    Police raided nine properties after a number of shootings in Manchester since the start of February.

    Read More
  5. Lockdown gym-user found hiding in toiletspublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2021

    Police and officials had to force entry after being denied access to the premises.

    Read More
  6. Freeze forces EFL and National League call-offspublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2021

    Rotherham against QPR and Swansea's trip to Sheffield Wednesday are among the growing host of Saturday's EFL games called off.

    Read More
  7. Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti's home burgledpublished at 11:42 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2021

    Police appeal for information after two offenders stole a safe from the Merseyside property.

    Read More
  8. 'I want people to remember them having fun'published at 07:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2021

    Five years after rising stars Viola Beach died in a crash, their families consider the band's legacy.

    Read More
  9. Murder charge over electric scooter crash deathpublished at 21:51 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2021

    Ben Smith, 20, died shortly after the crash in Bamber Bridge, Preston, on Thursday.

    Read More
  10. Emergency funding plea after Storm Christoph floodspublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2021

    Cheshire MPs call for the release funding designed to help councils after large-scale emergencies.

    Read More
  11. Ben-my-Chree crew member tests positive for Covidpublished at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2021

    The UK-based individual is isolating and the vessel has been deep cleaned, the ferry operator says.

    Read More
  12. MI5 officer to appear anonymously at bomb inquirypublished at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2021

    Bereaved families said anonymity would not deliver an "open and fair inquiry" into the attack.

    Read More
  13. Veteran Lancashire council leader to resignpublished at 10:44 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2021

    Geoff Driver announces he is to resign and will not contest the local elections in May.

    Read More
  14. Murder arrest over electric scooter crash deathpublished at 06:25 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2021

    A 20-year-old man died after his electric scooter was involved in a crash with a van in Preston.

    Read More
  15. Stab spree-accused admits killing librarianpublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    Zephaniah McLeod has denied murdering Jacob Billington but admits his manslaughter.

    Read More
  16. Next phase of HS2 route given green lightpublished at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    The next phase of the HS2 high-speed rail line through Staffordshire and Cheshire has been given approval by MPs this lunchtime.

    Known as Phase 2a, the 30-mile stretch will take the line from the West Midlands to Crewe and should be complete some time between 2035 and 2040.

    Work on the first phase, between London and Birmingham, is already under way and should be complete between 2028 and 2031.

    HS2 trainImage source, Siemens/PA

    The government has promised to plant 78 hectares of woodland as part of this next phase as part of efforts to compensate for the 9.8 hectares of ancient woodland that will be lost.

    Dr Kieran Mullan, MP for Crewe & Nantwich said: “It is crucial to bringing new jobs and opportunities to our town and for creating better local rail connections as we free up the currently overly congested line West Coast Main Line."

  17. Mum and daughter study nursing at same universitypublished at 13:31 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    Tracy and her daughter Sarah are both studying the courses at Liverpool John Moores University.

    Read More
  18. Mum and daughter become nursing students togetherpublished at 12:47 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    A mother and daughter have both joined nursing courses at university after they both decided they wanted to help on the front line as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

  19. Partygoers hide in cupboards in Covid-breach raidpublished at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    Police raid a party in Cheshire where several households had gathered after booking the event online.

    Read More
  20. Warrington release Tonga prop Latupublished at 22:05 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021

    Warrington Wolves release Tonga international prop Leilani Latu by mutual consent, with immediate effect.

    Read More