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. Bodyguard and Line of Duty writer appointed OBEpublished at 22:30 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    Bodyguard writer Jed Mercurio and Morecambe's motorcycling star John McGuinness receive honours.

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  2. Couple who helped feed 40,000 appointed MBEspublished at 22:30 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    David and Christine Bagley are honoured for their 30 years of charity work in Bolton.

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  3. Tier 4 move 'critical blow' for Greater Manchesterpublished at 18:11 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    Hospitality and retailers' economic resilience is "wearing thin", a council leader says.

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  4. Tier 4 rules 'vital' to bring virus under controlpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    Moving all of Lancashire into tier four is "difficult news" but will cut infection rates, says council.

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  5. 'Worrying virus uptick' puts Liverpool in tier 3published at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    The entire Liverpool City Region will move to a higher level of Covid-19 restrictions from midnight.

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  6. Thirty sheep die in 'abhorrent' attackpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2020

    Police issue a warning to pet owners, believing at least one dog "chased the majority of the sheep".

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  7. Police condemn illegal city-centre ravepublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2020

    Officers seize music equipment after breaking up an illegal gathering at flats in Manchester.

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  8. Teen critically injured in police vehicle crashpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2020

    Officers say they were heading to a report of a domestic disturbance when the boy, 15, was struck.

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  9. Two more arrests after teenager stabbedpublished at 10:15 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2020

    The 16-year-old boy remains critically ill in hospital with his family by his bedside, police say.

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  10. High streets secure cash boost for regenerationpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Some 15 areas across England have been guaranteed £255m as part of improvement work.

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  11. Four people arrested after teenager stabbedpublished at 12:25 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    The 16-year-old boy remains critically ill in hospital after being attacked on Wednesday.

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  12. The Boxing Day game that changed women’s footballpublished at 07:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Women footballers mark the day, 100 years ago, when the sport hit new heights.

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  13. Kay Purcell of Emmerdale and Tracy Beaker diespublished at 09:39 Greenwich Mean Time 25 December 2020

    The actress also appeared in Coronation Street, So Awkward and Waterloo Road.

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  14. The auctioneer with Harry Potter's magic touchpublished at 08:06 Greenwich Mean Time 25 December 2020

    Jim Spencer has helped sell first editions of the debut book four times in December alone.

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  15. Queues close early at packed Covid testing sitespublished at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    Long waiting times for Covid-19 tests across parts of Merseyside force bosses to close queues early.

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  16. Teenager in critical condition after stabbingpublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    The 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed in chest and legs.

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  17. Police drop pollution data probe at councilpublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    The investigation looked into the alleged manipulation of pollution data at Cheshire East Council.

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  18. Cheshire fears city region's Clean Air Zone impactpublished at 13:00 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    Cheshire East Council says the Greater Manchester plans should be confined to pollution hotspots.

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  19. Motorcyclist, 22, dies in crash with carpublished at 08:52 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    The motorcyclist is thought to have been riding in convoy before the crash in Burnley, police say.

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  20. Pizza boxes found to contain drugs worth £500kpublished at 08:19 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2020

    Nine pizza boxes each containing a kilo of suspected cocaine are seized in police raids.

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