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. Bad weather stalls Lancashire & Sussexpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 10 April 2021

    Lancashire will look to take quick wickets on the final day of their game against Sussex after much of day three was lost to bad weather.

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  2. Liverpool score late winner to beat Villapublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 10 April 2021

    Trent Alexander-Arnold scores an injury-time winner as Liverpool come from behind to beat Aston Villa and end a run of six consecutive defeats at Anfield.

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  3. Ten-man Leeds beat leaders Man Citypublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 10 April 2021

    Leeds United play the whole second half with 10 men as they secure an outstanding win and slow Manchester City's charge to the Premier League title.

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  4. Cathedral bells chime 99 times for Prince Philippublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 10 April 2021

    Bells across the country are rung in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh, who died on Friday.

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  5. Wedding venues: 'It's costing me £250,000 a month'published at 10:09 British Summer Time 10 April 2021

    Wedding industry professionals rue their loss of income as the economy slowly reopens after lockdown.

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  6. Is England's café culture set for a boost?published at 10:06 British Summer Time 10 April 2021

    Councils tell the BBC more than 840 pavement licences have been granted in the biggest English cities.

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  7. Looking back on Prince Philip's visits to regionpublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The Duke of Edinburgh has visited the North West many times in his life.

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  8. Vilas hits ton for Lancs against Sussexpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Lancashire captain Dane Vilas hits an unbeaten 158 as the hosts take control against Sussex.

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  9. Cricketers pause to join tributes to Philippublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The Lancashire team observe a two-minute silence as the county reacts to the Duke of Edinburgh's death.

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  10. Aintree holds silence in tribute to Philippublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Jockeys competing in the Grand National festival are also being invited to wear black armbands.

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  11. Prince Philip 'an ever-present in our lives'published at 15:36 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says the Duke of Edinburgh's death "is a sad day for us all".

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  12. Over 400 jobs cut after lender's collapsepublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The majority of job losses will be at Greensill Capital's headquarters in Warrington.

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  13. New police unit to target drug and gun smugglerspublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The new collaboration will have a particular focus on the dealing of hard drugs across Merseyside.

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  14. Council rejects 'fag packet' joint authority planpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The new council, known as The Bay, would see Lancaster join Barrow and South Lakeland in Cumbria.

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  15. Philip's passion for education never diminishedpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The duke was a regular visitor to Greater Manchester, not least as Salford University's chancellor.

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  16. When the duke climbed aboard the yellow Duckmarinepublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Prince Philip enjoyed one of the most colourful voyages of his nautical career in Liverpool.

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  17. Prince's historic carriage ride over Morecambe Baypublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Prince Philip became the first person to ride a horse and carriage over Morecambe Bay in 130 years.

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  18. Police officer arrested over workplace sex assaultpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The 47-year-old Greater Manchester Police officer has been suspended from his role, the force says.

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  19. Man Utd too strong for Granada in first legpublished at 23:10 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Manchester United take a big step towards reaching the Europa League semi-finals with an away first-leg win over Granada.

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  20. Bomber's brother calls prison guard 'filthy pig'published at 22:53 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Hashem Abedi and two other men are accused of assaulting an officer in HMP Belmarsh last May.

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