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. Liverpool announce pre-tax loss of £46mpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Liverpool make a pre-tax loss of £46m for the year ending 31 May, 2020 as the club feels the "initial impact" of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  2. New mayor 'must recover public trust'published at 14:38 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Tory candidate Katie Burgess says the winner of Liverpool's mayoral election must recover public trust.

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  3. Ferry terminal to be year late and £5m over budgetpublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    The Manx government funded project in Liverpool has been impacted by the Covid pandemic.

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  4. Doctor took pay for two years after leaving trustpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Dr Haydar Al Nageim claimed the £42,000 he received was given as "a safety net", a court is told.

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  5. Dramatic footage shows scale of huge landfill firepublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Firefighters say they have contained the huge blaze "the size of a football pitch" in Bury.

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  6. Call for green walking routes in every boroughpublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    The Ramblers want the next Greater Manchester mayor to improve public transport to the countryside.

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  7. Man City beat Spurs to lift Carabao Cuppublished at 09:31 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Manchester City win the Carabao Cup for the fourth successive season as Aymeric Laporte's late header beats Tottenham Hotspur.

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  8. Arena officer admits co-ordinated response failurepublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Ch Insp Tony Lodge was a senior British Transport Police officer on the night of the Manchester attack.

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  9. Driver jailed for killing man after altercationpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Jorden Rowbottom knocked down Andrew Dean, 46, after they had an altercation in the road.

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  10. ESL plans 'not discussed' with Woodwardpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    European Super League plans "were not discussed" when Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward attended a meeting at No 10, according to Downing Street.

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  11. Bailly signs new Man Utd deal to 2024published at 15:38 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Manchester United defender Eric Bailly signs a new deal to commit him to the club until 2024.

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  12. Man's death no longer treated as suspiciouspublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Two men held on suspicion of murder are released with no further action over the death in Southport.

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  13. Candidate wants city to build on government linkspublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    The Liberal candidate for city mayor says Liverpool has been "a city of excellence" in the last year.

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  14. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:41 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  15. Toone double helps Man Utd beat Spurspublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    Man Utd keep their Champions League hopes alive with a comfortable 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the WSL.

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  16. Lancs defeat Kent to top Group Threepublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    Matt Parkinson takes 7-126 to bowl Lancashire to an innings victory as Kent lose their last six wickets for 46.

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  17. Motorcyclist dies after crash with car on motorwaypublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    A 23-year-old man dies while a car driver is in a serious condition in hospital.

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  18. Teenage boy arrested over rape of girl is bailedpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    A 14-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a 14-year-old girl is bailed.

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  19. Two charged with murder over teenager's stab deathpublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    Seventeen-year-old Josiah Norman died in hospital after the attack in Salford, police say.

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  20. Man run over by own car as it rolled downhillpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    A 69-year-old man died in a "tragic accident" as he attempted to stop his car, police say.

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