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. Man Utd v Liverpool fixture rearrangedpublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Manchester United's postponed home Premier League match with Liverpool is rearranged for Thursday, 13 May

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  2. Former DJ jailed for raping girls dies in prisonpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Disgraced broadcaster Ray Teret attacked and abused children as young as 12 in the 1960s and 70s.

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  3. PC was 'advised to review' Hillsborough statementpublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Jurors hear more than 30 examples of statements being reviewed and often amended.

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  4. Sterling racially abused on social mediapublished at 19:24 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Manchester City and England forward Raheem Sterling receives racist abuse on social media, following English football's boycott.

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  5. Arena police chief 'broke policy to save lives'published at 18:55 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Ch Insp Dale Sexton admits "fundamental deviation" from guidance on the night of the bombing.

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  6. 'Protests must be civilised' - Solskjaerpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says protests must be "civilised" after Sunday's match against Liverpool was postponed.

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  7. Boys aged 14 and 15 held over teen's stab deathpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Two teenagers are arrested on suspicion of murdering a 15-year-old boy in Bolton.

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  8. Time capsule from 1876 found at schoolpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    A 145-year-old jar, containing ten coins and a newspaper, was dug up during building work.

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  9. Bombers to face prison officer assault trialpublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Convicted bombers Hashem Abedi and Ahmed Hassan are charged over an alleged assault at HMP Belmarsh.

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  10. Bus services high on election agenda for studentspublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    More bus trips are made by 17 to 20-year-olds than any other age group.

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  11. Lancashire report small profit for 2020published at 11:53 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Lancashire report a small operating profit of £106,000 for 2020, despite the impact of Covid-19.

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  12. Traveller sentenced for caravan injunction breachpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Michael Maloney pitched caravans on land in Cheshire without planning permission, a court hears.

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  13. Man City reach first Champions League finalpublished at 00:09 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Riyad Mahrez scores twice as Manchester City seal an aggregate win over Paris St-Germain to reach their first European final in 51 years.

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  14. Our past 'now makes sense' - Guardiolapublished at 23:54 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    What Manchester City achieved in the last four or five seasons "now makes sense" says Pep Guardiola, after they make their first Champions League final.

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  15. Man jailed for 30 years for rapper's murderpublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Liam Watson robbed Miguel Reynolds at gunpoint and then shot him in the neck during a chase.

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  16. Planned £300m leisure complex a 'game-changer'published at 19:00 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Blackpool Council hope a new indoor theme park will bring 1,000 jobs and 600,000 visitors to the town.

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  17. Man charged over United protest at hotelpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    A man is charged with throwing fireworks and using threatening behaviour near the team's hotel.

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  18. Couple get engaged at Blossoms Covid trial gigpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Jimmy Overill proposed to Rhia Griffiths as thousands gathered for the concert in Liverpool.

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  19. Man proposes at UK's first post-lockdown gigpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Jimmy Overill got down on one knee at a Blossoms gig at Sefton Park in Liverpool on Sunday.

  20. Health boss 'confident' in Covid gig pilot successpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Scientists will now analyse data after some 11,000 people attended a series of experimental events.

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