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. Covid-19: Herefordshire and Cheshire to move tierspublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2020
    Breaking

    Matt Hancock has just announced that because of rising case numbers, Herefordshire will have its restrictions raised to tier two and Cheshire to tier three.

  2. Inmate, 18, dies in women's prisonpublished at 14:56 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2020

    Annelise Sanderson died at HMP Styal in Cheshire on Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice confirms.

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  3. Killers could still be freed under Helen's Lawpublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2020

    The mother of Helen McCourt, who the law is named after, says it could have "gone further".

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  4. Failing police force to get 'refresher training'published at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2020

    Greater Manchester Police officers will be retrained in crime recording and victim care, the mayor says.

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  5. Boss Kirk signs new Everton Women dealpublished at 16:47 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2020

    Manager Willie Kirk signs a new two-and-a-half-year contract at Women's Super League side Everton.

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  6. Warning over 'hard choice' to mix at Christmaspublished at 16:09 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2020

    Lancashire's director of public health says "just because we can, doesn't mean we should" see others.

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  7. Visitors from tier 4 and Wales 'must self-isolate'published at 21:58 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2020

    Areas of England outside the South East say the new variant of Covid-19 is likely to be circulating.

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  8. Man jailed over fake gun handbag muggingpublished at 15:37 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2020

    Stephen Murphy brandished the bogus weapon before fleeing with a woman's handbag outside a shop.

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  9. Pair who murdered man after 'petty row' jailedpublished at 11:09 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2020

    David Allan was killed in a "horrific attack" which "escalated" from a row with three boys, police say.

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  10. Man charged after woman raped near Prestonpublished at 10:14 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2020

    A 25-year-old man from Catterall is charged with rape, sexual assault and threats to kill.

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  11. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 08:16 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2020

    The latest news, sport, travel and weather across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  12. 'Please help catch my husband's killer'published at 01:20 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2020

    Abayomi Ajose was shot dead in a crowd of 400 people - but his murderer has still not been caught.

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  13. Boy, 15, stabbed outside city parkpublished at 15:30 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    Three teenagers are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder while the victim recovers in hospital.

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  14. Arrest after woman raped near Prestonpublished at 11:44 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    A 25-year-old man is arrested after a woman is attacked in the early hours of Saturday.

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  15. Police chief stands down amid force failurespublished at 21:13 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020

    Ian Hopkins says he will step down from Greater Manchester Police with immediate effect.

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  16. Man who stabbed woman in Arndale Centre detainedpublished at 19:04 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020

    Ali Algdaner attacked a waitress and claimed he was a terrorist who had planted a bomb.

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  17. Nuclear works bid to save Rolls-Royce site jobspublished at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020

    Lancashire County Council is calling on the government to help save almost 500 jobs at risk.

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  18. Burnham 'should resign' over police failurespublished at 17:05 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020

    Andy Burnham is facing a call to stand down as Greater Manchester Police is put in special measures.

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  19. Murder accused 'embarrassed about sexuality'published at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020

    Matthew Mason admits beating 15-year-old Alex Rodda to death with a spanner but denies murder.

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  20. Fraudsters posing as PCs swindle £20k from elderlypublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020

    Police issue a warning after four elderly people were persuaded to hand over thousands of pounds.

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