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. Fines increase during third national lockdownpublished at 19:37 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    Police say officers were moving more quickly to issue fines for clear breaches of lockdown rules.

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  2. Woman dies in four-vehicle motorway crashpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    Roads remain closed following the crash between junctions five and six of the M62 in Merseyside.

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  3. Self-isolation payment rules 'need to be reviewed'published at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    A council says people are having to chose between putting food on their tables or self-isolating.

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  4. Vaccine cuts 'must not put roll out in jeopardy'published at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Lancashire must not lose out on vaccines because other areas "underperformed", a council boss says.

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  5. Schoolgirl, 10, masters the art of contortionpublished at 18:21 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Lacey Dunne, from Lancashire, discovered her new hobby during lockdown.

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  6. Council's 'widespread failure' over contractspublished at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    The manner in which contracts were awarded by Cheshire East Council is criticised in a review.

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  7. Bosses 'may not have understood mill blast risk'published at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Four Bosley Mill employees were killed in an explosion at the factory in Cheshire in 2017.

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  8. Driver, 88, who killed cyclist sentenced to curfewpublished at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Simon Jones landed on the bonnet before he was dragged under Frederick Clague's car.

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  9. North West Covid vaccines to be cut by a thirdpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    The weekly supply will be cut from 310,000 to 200,000 in February to allow other areas to catch up.

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  10. Explosion warning months before fatal mill blastpublished at 18:42 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    A trial hears safety fears were met with "lip service at best" at the site where four died.

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  11. Fatal mill blast 'like out of the movies'published at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2021

    A trial has begun over the deaths of four people in the 2015 explosion in Cheshire.

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  12. Man jailed for schoolboy blackmail murderpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2021

    Matthew Mason beat 15-year-old Alex Rodda to death to stop their sexual relationship being revealed.

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  13. Lee Rigby killer in hospital with Covid-19published at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2021

    Michael Adebowale is serving a 45-year jail sentence for murdering Fusilier Rigby in 2013.

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  14. Warrington prop Philbin signs new dealpublished at 09:11 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2021

    Warrington Wolves prop Joe Philbin signs a new deal to keep him with his hometown club until November 2024.

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  15. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 07:07 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2021

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

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  16. UK firms told 'set up in EU to avoid trade issues'published at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2021

    Firms say they have been advised by officials to set up EU hubs, but the government says it is not policy.

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  17. Driver killed in motorway crashpublished at 10:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2021

    A 31-year-old man dies despite attempts to resuscitate him at the roadside.

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  18. Man rescued from building firepublished at 12:32 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2021

    The blaze broke out in a derelict property in Chorley, the fire service says.

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  19. Man charged after woman dies in M60 crashpublished at 09:49 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2021

    The victim, a 38-year-old woman, died at the scene.

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  20. Motorcycle showroom opens as vaccine centrepublished at 07:19 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2021

    The owner of the dealership, in Crewe, has cleared out more than 100 bikes to make space.

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