New powerhouse rail station plan 'bold vision'published at 15:02 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
Bradford must be included in any northern Powerhouse rail project and have a new station, a council leader says.
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New powerhouse rail station plan 'bold vision'published at 15:02 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
Paramedic 'struggled to cope in bombing aftermath'published at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
14:55 GMT 22 March 2021Lea Vaughan says she was not trained to deal with the mental impact of the Manchester Arena attack.
Read MorePro bodybuilder must repay illegal steroid cashpublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
14:53 GMT 22 March 2021Nathan DeAsha, 34, sold steroids worth £10,000 to to the Pain and Gain gym in Barnstaple.
Read MoreLancs sign India's Iyer for One-Day Cuppublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
12:38 GMT 22 March 2021Lancashire sign India top-order batsman Shreyas Iyer for the group stages of the One-Day Cup.
Read MoreCounty cricket to continue on BBC radiopublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
12:01 GMT 22 March 2021BBC local radio will continue to broadcast ball-by-ball county cricket commentary for the next four seasons.
Read MoreMidlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
08:25 GMT 22 March 2021The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.
Read MoreOut with the RSPCA in their busiest yearpublished at 07:34 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
07:34 GMT 22 March 2021The charity fears that pets could be abandoned as lockdown eases and people return to work.
Read More'I do take a moment to reflect'published at 06:46 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
06:46 GMT 22 March 2021Bury councillor Tamoor Tariq shares his experience of catching coronavirus twice.
Read MoreTwice-hit Covid councillor 'still not recovered'published at 06:09 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
06:09 GMT 22 March 2021A year ago, Tamoor Tariq published a distressing video of himself gasping for breath with the virus.
Read MoreLeicester see off Man Utd to reach semispublished at 19:37 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2021
19:37 GMT 21 March 2021Leicester City move into the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1981-82 as they eliminate Manchester United at the King Power Stadium.
Read MoreCouncil takeover 'would render new mayor powerless'published at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2021
15:48 GMT 21 March 2021A rumoured takeover of Liverpool City Council would see commissioners take control of the authority.
Read MoreTribute to 'much-loved' son after motorbike crashpublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2021
13:39 GMT 21 March 2021The family of Liam Houghton, 18, says "our jigsaw will always be missing a piece".
Read MoreTrams and light rail get extra £33m fundpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2021
16:27 GMT 20 March 2021Operators in northern England and the Midlands get grant as they continue with low passenger numbers.
Read MoreMan, 18, dies after motorcycle crashpublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2021
14:40 GMT 20 March 2021Police appeal for information after the rider dies in hospital following the crash in Rock Ferry.
Read MoreNo regrets at Sancho leaving - Guardiolapublished at 22:29 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
22:29 GMT 19 March 2021Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he does not regret England international Jadon Sancho leaving the club.
Read MoreArsenal beat top-three rivals Man Utdpublished at 22:19 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
22:19 GMT 19 March 2021Arsenal boost their hopes of a Champions League place next season by beating Manchester United in the Women's Super League.
Read MoreMan jailed for Mahrez bank card spending spreepublished at 19:57 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
19:57 GMT 19 March 2021The Manchester City winger took a month to realise his bank card was being used, a court hears.
Read MoreArena sergeant's frustration over lack of medicspublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
15:16 GMT 19 March 2021Sgt Kam Hare says some people injured in the Manchester Arena attack "didn't have anyone with them".
Read MoreLiverpool moves closer to congestion chargepublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
14:48 GMT 19 March 2021Councillors will launch a public consultation on the creation of a clean air zone in the city centre.
Read MoreBillionaire brothers' 'landmark' mosque approvedpublished at 14:32 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
14:32 GMT 19 March 2021The Issa brothers' £5m project will be an "impressive facility", a councillor says.
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