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. Do not be shy in second leg - Guardiolapublished at 23:57 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Pep Guardiola says Manchester City could face elimination if they are "shy" in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Paris St-Germain.

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  2. Man charged over death of teenage cyclistpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Leo Meek is charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a boy was killed in a hit-and-run.

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  3. Delegates rub shoulders at mask-free conferencepublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Liverpool hosts the UK's first "normal" business conference since Covid, with no obligatory social distancing.

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  4. Teacher jailed for 16 years for sexual abusepublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    John Foxley committed the offences against pupils while teaching at a former Norwich private school.

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  5. Mayor's police report held until after electionpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    The review of Greater Manchester Police was ordered after the force went into special measures.

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  6. Police search home of woman missing for 50 yearspublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Mother-of-three Isabella Skelton disappeared from her family home in Manchester in June 1969.

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  7. Boy, 15, arrested after man kicked into riverpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    The 74-year-old banged his head and was left "freezing cold" after entering the river on Sunday.

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  8. Police chief regrets taking taxi to bomb scenepublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Supt Kyle Gordon arrived in Manchester nearly three hours after the explosion, an inquiry hears.

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  9. University renames hall after anti-racism activistpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Dorothy Kuya was a "tireless campaigner for racial equality", the university says.

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  10. Liverpoolpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Liverpool's docks were a primary German target in the Blitz. Liverpool actor Ricky Tomlinson, who was born in 1939, goes up in a plane to look at the effect it had on his home city. In an emotional journey, he talks to survivors, family members and old friends like comedian Stan Boardman, whose brother was killed in an air-raid shelter. Ricky finishes the programme back in the plane, with a tearful tribute to the bravery of those who lived and worked through the Blitz.

  11. Father denies murdering baby daughter and sonpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Jordan Monaghan, 29, is accused of killing three-week-old Ruby and 21-month-old Logan in 2013.

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  12. Ryan Giggs denies assaulting two womenpublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    The Wales manager and Salford City FC co-owner denies three offences against two women in November.

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  13. Manchester arts festival unveils amended line-uppublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    The Manchester International Festival will go ahead with events in streets and shopping centres.

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  14. NHS protester launches legal action over £10k finepublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Karen Reissmann was fined for the rally against a proposed 1% pay rise for NHS workers.

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  15. Dancing on Ice star trades blades for wheelspublished at 06:23 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Hamish Gaman and his fiancée Amelia had to adapt to keep training during the Covid-19 lockdown.

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  16. Why are cassettes making an unexpected comeback?published at 20:39 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Take a trip down memory lane at Mars Tapes, which is believed to be the last tape shop in the UK.

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  17. Tributes paid to M62 crash death motorcyclistpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Manchester's Owen Baugh, who was died in a crash near Huyton, was "kind-hearted", his family say.

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  18. Police chief admits arena bomb response failingspublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    British Transport Police's gold commander tells the Manchester Arena Inquiry his force made mistakes.

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  19. Why Sterling is man for Man City’s big momentpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    BBC pundit Micah Richards says Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has returned to form at exactly the right time before their Champions League semi-final against Paris St-Germain.

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  20. New chief constable 'proud to lead force'published at 15:26 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Former counter-terror investigator Mark Roberts has taken the helm at Cheshire Constabulary.

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