Students lose thousands in foreign placement rowpublished at 08:34 British Summer Time 28 March 2021
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Students lose thousands in foreign placement rowpublished at 08:34 British Summer Time 28 March 2021
18 arrested after protesters block tram linespublished at 21:56 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021
21:56 GMT 27 March 2021But the Kill the Bill protest in Manchester is described as "largely peaceful" by police.
Read MoreMan City top of WSL after late winnerpublished at 19:48 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021
19:48 GMT 27 March 2021Chloe Kelly scores a late winner against Reading to move Manchester City to the top of the Women's Super League.
Read MoreStoney praises 'mature' James displaypublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021
16:17 GMT 27 March 2021Manchester United manager Casey Stoney says Lauren James produced a "really mature" display against West Ham at Old Trafford.
Read MoreJames scores in historic Old Trafford winpublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021
15:46 GMT 27 March 2021Teenager Lauren James scores as Manchester United beat West Ham in their first Women's Super League match at Old Trafford.
Read MoreThree more arrests after body found in canalpublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021
10:19 GMT 27 March 2021The victim, thought to be in his 30s, was found with many injuries in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Read MoreBoy placed in housing 85 miles from schoolpublished at 09:13 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021
09:13 GMT 27 March 2021The family made the four-hour round trip after being placed in emergency B&B accommodation.
Read MoreThree convicted of boxer's shooting murderpublished at 19:43 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
19:43 GMT 26 March 2021Cole Kershaw, 18, was fatally wounded in Bury and died later in hospital.
Read MoreEverton cleared to build new £500m stadiumpublished at 18:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
18:54 GMT 26 March 2021The club says its plans for a 52,000-capacity stadium to replace Goodison Park can now proceed.
Read MoreGreater Manchester Police appoints new chiefpublished at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
18:07 GMT 26 March 2021Stephen Watson says "rapid improvement is possible" as he is appointed GMP chief constable.
Read MoreFirm aims to 'breathe new life' into retail parkpublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
15:58 GMT 26 March 2021Wigan's Robin Retail Park will be transformed into a "modern, aspirational" site, Frasers Group says.
Read MoreScrapped Santander plan 'devastating' for townpublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
15:00 GMT 26 March 2021The bank's decision not to redevelop its Bootle site is a "massive blow", Sefton Council says.
Read MoreNew Ofcom tech hub to create 150 jobspublished at 14:02 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
14:02 GMT 26 March 2021Ofcom said it wanted to "tap into the huge array of tech, digital and data talent in the city".
Read MoreBlackpool 'will take years to recover' from Covidpublished at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
13:28 GMT 26 March 2021A tourism boss says it could be "three to five years before we get back to pre-Covid levels".
Read MoreCheshire Police and Crime Commissioner candidatespublished at 13:16 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
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Read MoreMerseyside Police and Crime Commissioner candidatespublished at 13:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
13:14 GMT 26 March 2021Who will be elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside on 6 May?
Read MoreLancashire Police and Crime Commissioner candidatespublished at 13:13 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
13:13 GMT 26 March 2021Who will be elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire on 6 May?
Read MoreWW1 soldier's plaque moved to 'show heroes exist'published at 12:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
12:32 GMT 26 March 2021Thomas Thompson, 24, worked for Cadent gas firm in Liverpool before he was killed in the war.
Read MoreCouncillor whose parents die with Covid thanks NHSpublished at 10:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
10:54 GMT 26 March 2021Councillor Donna Williams says NHS staff "carried on tirelessly" when supporting her parents.
Read MoreLiverpool Council gave deal to mayor's son's firmpublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021
08:55 GMT 26 March 2021The firm run by Joe Anderson's son was not on an approved contractors list, a critical report found.
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