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. City on brink of exit after Barca losspublished at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    Manchester City are on the brink of exiting the Women's Champions League at the quarter-final stage after defeat by Barcelona.

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  2. Greater Manchester Police set to appoint new chiefpublished at 12:21 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    South Yorkshire's Chief Constable Stephen Watson is set to take over at Greater Manchester Police.

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  3. Man City to install rail seatingpublished at 10:51 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    Manchester City are to install 5,620 rail seats at Etihad Stadium this summer so they can create a safe standing area should rules around standing change.

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  4. Tomlinson would face jail again 'in a heartbeat'published at 10:07 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    Royle Family actor Ricky Tomlinson, who was jailed for his union activism, says he has no regrets.

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  5. Ex-Man Utd player fractured man's eye socketpublished at 20:31 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Ronnie Wallwork, who also played for West Bromwich Albion, admitted an assault charge.

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  6. Second body confirmed as missing fishermanpublished at 19:14 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    A body found on a beach on the Wirral on 12 March is identified as Ross Ballantine, 39.

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  7. Murder accused denies assaulting other womenpublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    A man accused of killing his partner Susan Waring denies other alleged attacks dating back to the 1990s.

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  8. Alleged killer 'fled to Malta for 16 years'published at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Christopher Guest More Jr denies murdering Brian Waters, 44, over a £20,000 drugs debt in 2003.

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  9. Girl jumped from car being pursued by policepublished at 15:06 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    A judge tells the driver he had shown no interest in the welfare of his teenage passenger who was lucky to escape serious injury.

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  10. Bomb injured 'waited for hours to go to hospital'published at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Paramedic recalls how she treated Manchester Arena attack victims on the nearby station concourse.

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  11. Thousands of candles lit to honour Covid victimspublished at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    About 4,100 candles are being lit at Blackburn Cathedral to remember those who have died in the county.

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  12. Council dismisses city's regeneration bosspublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    The departure comes as the government prepares to unveil plans for the future of the authority.

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  13. Shrewsbury 24 win court battle to clear namespublished at 12:12 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    The 14 men, including actor Ricky Tomlinson, were among 24 charged following pickets in Shrewsbury.

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  14. Sergeant cleared of assaulting man in custodypublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Peter Jordan was accused of using excessive force and leaving a man with two broken teeth.

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  15. Man Utd's Fred subjected to racist abusepublished at 07:52 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Manchester United midfielder Fred says we "cannot feed that culture" of racism, after suffering racist abuse on social media after his side were knocked out of the FA Cup on Sunday.

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  16. The North West’s last photos before lockdownpublished at 07:31 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    People share photos of life before lockdown to mark one year since restrictions were imposed.

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  17. 'I never ever want to go back there again'published at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    On the first anniversary of the Covid lockdown, six people discuss how their lives have changed.

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  18. Parties, pubs and snowballs: A year of Covid finespublished at 06:38 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Dracula fans, takeaway lovers and thwarted drinkers are all counting the cost of flouting the rules.

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  19. University staff strike called off after talkspublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    Industrial action is halted after the University of Central Lancashire agrees to suspend job cuts.

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  20. Football's Darkest Secret - the survivors' storiespublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    In a new BBC three-part programme, Football's Darkest Secret, survivors of child sexual abuse in football talk about the impact on their lives and about speaking out.

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