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. Two more charged with murder of stabbed teenagerpublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    A total of four people have been charged in connection with Josiah Norman's death.

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  2. Lancashire dominate day three at Sussexpublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    Lancashire finish day three needing 129 runs to beat Sussex with eight wickets in hand after a superb performance at Hove.

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  3. Man City beat Palace to close on titlepublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    Manchester City could clinch the Premier League title on Sunday after two goals in the space of 83 seconds see off Crystal Palace.

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  4. Clubbers' joy at returning to the dance floorpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    DJs and dancers share their experiences of the "big energy" at the first club night since lockdown.

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  5. Blossoms' Covid trial gig 'like Christmas'published at 08:19 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    About 5,000 fans will see the band perform in Liverpool for a pilot on the return of mass events.

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  6. 'This is the best day of my life'published at 00:01 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    For the first time since the pandemic began, a nightclub opens its doors.

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  7. Nightclubbers emotional as UK trial event beginspublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Thousands return to the dance floor in Liverpool at a test event with no social distancing or masks.

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  8. Carson helps Sussex take control at Hovepublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Jack Carson takes four wickets as Sussex bowl well on day two of their County Championship match against Lancashire.

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  9. Cavani close to agreeing Man Utd staypublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani is close to agreeing to stay at Manchester United for another year.

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  10. Wood mill managers cleared over 2015 explosionpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Four people died in the blast at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley in Cheshire.

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  11. Crash victim was devoted dad, says familypublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    James McEvoy, 33, was among three people who died after a car hit a roundabout in Liverpool.

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  12. Front ripped off cash machine in robberypublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Three men have used a van and a rope to rip the front off a cash machine and steal money, police said., external

    Huub building in CongletonImage source, Google

    The trio targeted the cash machine at the Huub building on Manchester Road, Congleton, Cheshire, on Thursday night.

    Officers have since found a vehicle they think may have been used in the robbery.

    A 31-year-old man from Congleton has been arrested on suspicion of theft of a cash machine.

  13. Lads Club launches football team for lassespublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Salford Lads Club, a home for boys' football for more than 100 years, has started its first female side.

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  14. Son 'desperate' to fund parents' Covid treatmentpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Vernon Rose, whose parents are ill with Covid in India, is told by a doctor he 'needs a miracle'

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  15. Police investigate hospital stroke patient deathspublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Officers are investigating allegations of neglect at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

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  16. Salford Lads' Club pitches first girls' gamespublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    The club has fielded men’s football teams since 1904 but has now put together its first female XI.

  17. Man murdered by ex-girlfriend and her brotherpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Warren Glover was beaten to death by his ex-partner, her brother and two friends in a revenge attack.

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  18. WW1 soldier's family traced on Facebook 'in hours'published at 14:41 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    A long search for relatives of a soldier mentioned in letters ends with them being found quickly online.

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  19. Rare Lowry featuring rugby crowd going on showpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    LS Lowry's paintings more commonly showed crowds going to football matches rather than rugby league.

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  20. Fans tell Man Utd of 'disgust' at ESLpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Manchester United supporters tell the club that they were "disgusted, embarrassed and angry" about its plans to play in the European Super League.

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