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

Live Reporting

  1. 'We must be vigilant'

    BBC Breakfast

    The Environment Agency says people should sign up for flood updates or use its website to make sure they can keep safe.

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  2. Cheshire firefighters respond to scores of flood incidents

    Firefighters in Cheshire have responded to 134 flood-related incidents in the past 24 hours.

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  3. 'Don't drive through floods' warning

    Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is warning drivers to avoid driving through flood water.

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  4. Northern routes reopening

    Rail operator Northern has announced some of its routes, which had been affected by flooding, are now reopening.

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  5. Scattered wintry showers forecast

    BBC Weather

    There may be better weather news ahead, as the forecast this morning is for it to be cloudy with scattered wintry showers, falling as snow over the hills, while this afternoon, there will be further showers, but it will turn drier and clearer for many by the evening.

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  6. 'A crazy situation'

    Simon King
    BBC weather presenter and meteorologist

    What happened in Greater Manchester on Wednesday evening was unprecedented.

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    It was about a month’s worth of rainfall in 48 hours.

    There was a crazy situation where we saw snow falling.

    I don’t think we have been in a situation where we have had severe flood warnings and snow settling as well.

  7. Severe flood warning for Heatley and Little Bollington

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  8. Police in Cheshire issue 'hazardous driving conditions' warning

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  9. Rail passengers advised not to travel

    Rail operator Northern has advised passengers not to travel on many of its routes in the North West "due to increasingly poor conditions following torrential rain across the region".

    The firm said routes covering "north of Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria" were affected and a number had "experienced issues with flooding and... seen closures and significant disruption".

    A spokesman said Northern had worked "alongside Network Rail throughout the night to prepare as many rail services as possible to resume on Thursday, [but] despite this hard work, flooding is persisting, and it has become increasingly difficult to operate a reliable service".

    Regional director Chris Jackson added:

    We have worked for the last few days, in conjunction with colleagues from across the industry, to keep our services operating and, where possible, supported those services with replacement buses when the flooding meant running trains was impossible.

    Unfortunately, we have had to make the difficult to advise our customers that they should not travel before 12:00 on Thursday across many of our North West routes.

    The situation is constantly changing so I urge anyone who needs to make essential journeys over the next few days to allow extra time for travel and to check carefully before setting off.

  10. Storm Christoph brings disruption to North West

    Latest updates from North West England at Storm Christoph brings snow, rain, evacuations and disruption.

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  11. Flood-hit homes in Manchester evacuated

    Thousands of properties in south Manchester are being evacuated as Storm Christoph continues

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  12. Homes evacuated as Storm Christoph brings flooding

    More than 2,000 properties in Manchester are affected as police warn some occupants will have Covid.

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  13. Flood-hit homes in Manchester evacuated

    Thousands of properties in south Manchester are being evacuated as Storm Christoph continues

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  14. Boy, 14, stabbed repeatedly in street fight

    The teenager has "serious wounds" to his chest and leg after a brawl involving a group of youths.

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  15. Smear-test delays prompt calls for DIY screening

    Delays to smear tests in lockdown prompt cervical cancer charities to call for home-testing kits.

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  16. Flood warnings as Storm Christoph approaches

    Large parts of northern and central England are expected to face sustained heavy rain from Tuesday.

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  17. Cocaine and vodka binge driver killed pedestrian

    Gemma Clout is jailed after she struck father-of-five Patrick Moore during a trip to buy cigarettes.

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  18. Three men fined for gathering in fishing tent

    Merseyside Police says it issued 193 fines to people flouting Covid-19 regulations on the weekend.

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  19. Cathedral becomes mass vaccination centre

    Blackburn Cathedral is one of 10 major Covid-19 vaccination hubs being opened around country.

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  20. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local stories

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

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