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. Bomber's brother will be told to appear at inquirypublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    The Manchester Arena bomber's brother has refused to cooperate with the inquiry into the attack.

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  2. Pogba signs Amazon documentary dealpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba signs a deal with Amazon Prime to produce a documentary on his life.

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  3. Fire 'decimates' rare wildlife habitatpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Wildlife officials say a rare peat land habitat and its animals have been "decimated" by a blaze.

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  4. Illegal dog tail-docking tools seized in police raidpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Equipment used to illegally alter dogs' appearance for cosmetic reasons is confiscated by officers.

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  5. Man Utd alter seat coverings to aid teampublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Manchester United change the colour of the backdrop to the seats at Old Trafford from red to black after their players said they were finding it hard to pick out team-mates.

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  6. Drugs and alcohol 'stashed in gardens' near jailpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Five inmates have also absconded from the open prison near Warrington in the past two weeks.

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  7. New academy named after stained glass artistpublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    The school in Oldham is named after Brian Clarke, who is known for creating large-scale mosaics.

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  8. Gang jailed for £160k supermarket theftspublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    The gang mainly targeted Asda stores, stealing perfume, thousands of nappies and razor blades.

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  9. Can you name the starting XIs from Liverpool's last win over Real Madrid?published at 10:18 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Liverpool host Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday - can you name the starting XIs from the Reds' last win over Real?

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  10. Photographer describes 'wonderful' Prince Philippublished at 06:17 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Loris Goring, who took pictures in Singapore in the 1950s, said the duke had an "easy approach".

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  11. Arena worker 'saved victim from bleeding to death'published at 20:46 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    A woman injured in the Manchester Arena attack recalls how a technician intervened to keep her alive.

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  12. Student beats Rashford to petition campaign awardpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Cynthia Muthoni, from Oxford, spoke to MPs about increasing diversity in the national curriculum.

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  13. Taxi driver drives into canal after sat nav errorpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Police say it was a "lucky escape" for the driver whose car went into the Bridgewater Canal.

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  14. Women's safety top priority, says new police bosspublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Serena Kennedy is "incredibly proud" to be Merseyside Police's first female chief constable.

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  15. Three in court over alleged £13.7m pension fraudpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    The Pensions Regulator claims as many as 245 people were persuaded to transfer money into 11 schemes.

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  16. Family appeal as son's killing remains unsolvedpublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Police are yet to charge anyone over the stabbing of Kyle Whitley, 18, during England's first lockdown.

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  17. Two hurt in 'vicious and brutal' stabbingpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    A 21-year-old man is arrested after a man is critically injured in a double stabbing in Oldham.

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  18. Injury prevents Bird from joining Lancspublished at 11:19 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Australia seamer Jackson Bird is ruled out of a County Championship stint with Lancashire as he recovers from a neck problem.

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  19. Lockdown lifting: 'Light at the end of the tunnel'published at 00:31 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Excitement, relief and cocktails flowed as bars and non-essential shops reopened in Liverpool.

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  20. Everton midfielder Gbamin injured againpublished at 23:24 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    Everton midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin set to miss the rest of the season with another injury, having just returned from a 20-month lay-off.

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