Summary

  • Latest updates on Friday 18 January:

  • Bury teenager in induced coma after 'taking drugs'

  • Liverpool City Region to face council tax rise to fund mayor

  • Oldham man jailed for murdering five people in shop explosion

  • Liverpool park homes plan 'dead' after judicial review

  • Manchester gang who flew chemist from Hungary to make drugs jailed

  • Liverpool invite 104-year-old fan to celebrate birthday at Anfield

  1. What next for Man City after title win?published at 18:05 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Manchester City have reclaimed the Premier League title in style - but where will they strengthen this summer and can they dominate next season?

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  2. Four convicted over Rolex watch robbery killingpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Four people are convicted of killing Steven McMyler who was robbed and kicked to death in a churchyard.

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  3. Armed officer 'unable to help arena bomb victims'published at 17:21 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    PC Lee Moore says it was the "worst feeling" not being able to help casualties as he secured the arena.

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  4. Tributes to boy, 9, killed in lightning strikepublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    The boy, named locally as Jordan Banks, was taking part in a football coaching session in Blackpool.

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  5. Town's Covid surge leaves hospitality nervouspublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Pub and cafe owners in Bolton are apprehensive about reopening amid a rise in the Indian variant.

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  6. Van Dijk rules himself out of Eurospublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk rules himself out of playing for the Netherlands at this summer's European Championship.

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  7. Maguire suffers ligament damagepublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has suffered ankle ligament damage, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirms.

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  8. Fourth murder arrest after man attacked in homepublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    A fourth man is held over a fatal attack on a man that Merseyside Police believe was targeted.

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  9. No sofa, bed, table - people living without furniturepublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    In the UK more than two million people experience furniture poverty yet it’s rarely spoken about.

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  10. Banned driver pretended to be twin brotherpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Lee Roberts is jailed for duping the DVLA to obtain a licence in his twin brother's name.

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  11. How Guardiola reinvented his Man City sidepublished at 06:14 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Pep Guardiola learned from previous errors to renew his Manchester City side for the better, writes Guillem Balague.

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  12. Covid outdoor socialising 'locks out wheelchair users'published at 02:59 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Pippa Stacey, 26, faces "all kinds of obstacles" as venues sprawl on to pavements.

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  13. Staff at disgraced council feared speaking outpublished at 01:14 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Government inspector Max Caller says staff at Liverpool City Council felt intimidated to speak out.

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  14. Man City win title after Man Utd defeatpublished at 23:23 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Manchester City win a third Premier League title in four years after closest challengers Manchester United lose to Leicester City.

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  15. Leicester beat Man Utd to hand title to Man Citypublished at 22:40 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Leicester City beat Manchester United to confirm Manchester City as Premier League champions.

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  16. Man arrested over attack on PC at Man Utd protestpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    A 25-year-old man is being held after a police officer suffered a broken eye socket and nose.

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  17. App offers 'music as medicine' for patient stresspublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Hull-based MediMusic's app creates playlists designed to help reduce pain, anxiety and stress.

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  18. New PCC to focus on being tough on crimepublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Lancashire's new police and crime commissioner promises to "rip up" his predecessor's plans.

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  19. Andy Burnham calls for over-16s to be vaccinatedpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    The mayor of Greater Manchester says a "worrying" spike of cases in Bolton is a "cause of concern".

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  20. PC wanted 'all hands on deck' at arena bomb scenepublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    A firearms officer says he was desperate to get more help in to treat the Manchester attack victims.

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