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. 'Violent bully' guilty of missing woman's murderpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Alan Edwards is convicted of murdering his partner Susan Waring, whose body has never been found.

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  2. PC's assault charge dropped after car thief arrestpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Prosecutors ruled PC Saul Hignett "used reasonable and necessary force" during the arrest.

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  3. Fish killed in 'devastating' pollution incidentpublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    An investigation is under way to establish how the lake in Newton-le-Willows was polluted.

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  4. New police chief wants better community linkspublished at 12:38 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Lancashire's new chief constable Chris Rowley wants to be "accessible, visible and responsive".

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  5. Street artist creates Captain Sir Tom Moore muralpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    The tribute has been painted in Manchester by Akse P19 in memory of the 100-year-old Army veteran.

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  6. How Man City are battling history to land the quadruplepublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    There have been more than 100 previous attempts by 15 different English clubs to win the quadruple - will Manchester City become the first to do it?

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  7. Teens critically injured in police chase crashpublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The crash happened shortly after officers started pursuing a suspicious vehicle, police say.

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  8. Man City semi hopes over despite Barca winpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Manchester City are eliminated from the Women's Champions League as a 3-0 first-leg deficit proves too much against Barcelona.

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  9. Fisherman's Friend tycoon and philanthropist diespublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Doreen Lofthouse spread the lozenge's appeal around the world but never forgot her Lancashire roots.

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  10. On-the-run drug dealer found in Spanish strip clubpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Dominic McInally had been a fugitive for six years when he was captured in Marbella, police say.

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  11. Peter Sutcliffe died days after Covid diagnosispublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The serial killer died shortly after he was placed under palliative care, an inquest hears.

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  12. Mayor's costs claim 'the norm in local government'published at 15:16 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Ex-Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson says he has a "right" to council support for his legal costs.

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  13. Four held as police raid £500k cannabis farmpublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The sophisticated set-up in Droylsden is though to be linked to a gang involved in people trafficking.

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  14. Garden shed 'drugs laboratory' found by policepublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The set-up had the potential to "cause serious health risks" to neighbours, police say.

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  15. City targeting Haaland to replace Agueropublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is targeting Erling Braut Haaland as Sergio Aguero's replacement, and other options include Harry Kane.

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  16. Man charged with murder over woman's stabbingpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    A man will appear in court later charged with killing 49-year-old Simone Ambler in Blackpool.

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  17. Boy, 15, and two adults charged after dog theftpublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Three people, including a 15-year-old boy, are due to appear before magistrates later charged with the theft of two dogs from outside a shop.

    The dogs reunited with their ownersImage source, Cheshire Police
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    The dogs reunited with their owners

    The black Labradors were taken from the street outside a Marks & Spencer store on Beam Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, on Saturday.

    Police said, external the dogs were found in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, and reunited with their owners.

    A 37-year-old man, a 28-year-old woman and the 15-year-old, all from Stoke-on-Trent, have been charged with theft.

  18. Protester left exposed in underwear during arrestpublished at 22:05 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham asks police for a "full explanation" of Saturday's incident.

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  19. Town faces surge testing over Covid variantpublished at 21:18 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    The government says it is taking action after the South African variant is detected in Bolton.

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  20. Nursery worker held over child sex assaultpublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    Kids Planet Nursery in Wavertree will remain closed until Ofsted is sure children can be kept safe.

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