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. Teenager cleared of knife chargepublished at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021

    Joshua Molnar is cleared of having a knife in public after a review of the case by prosecutors.

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  2. City parks to be protected from developmentpublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021

    Building will not be allowed on 100 green spaces in Liverpool, the city council says.

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  3. Merseyside Police appoints first female chiefpublished at 19:48 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    Serena Kennedy will become the first female chief constable at Merseyside Police in April.

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  4. Paramedic 'wrong not to send team to bomb scene'published at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    Three paramedics were held back to treat patients outside the Manchester Arena, an inquiry hears.

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  5. Litter strewn across park after illegal gatheringpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    A campaigner said it was "soul destroying" to see the rubbish after hundreds gathered in Sefton Park.

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  6. Lancashire sign Bird and Allen for 2021published at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    Lancashire sign Australia seamer Jackson Bird to play in six red-ball matches in 2021, while Finn Allen joins for the T20 Blast.

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  7. Trial collapses of man accused of wife's murderpublished at 12:08 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    Paula Leeson drowned in a swimming pool while on holiday in Denmark in June 2017.

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  8. Police unit set up to investigate child sex abusepublished at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    Greater Manchester Police has previously been criticised for its handling of child sex abuse cases.

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  9. Man killed after car 'rebounded' into M62 trafficpublished at 07:32 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    The crash happened on Tuesday near the border of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.

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  10. 'Irresponsible' park gathering dispersed by policepublished at 22:08 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Officers were called to reports of large groups gathering to celebrate St Patrick's Day, police say.

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  11. 'Irresponsible' park gathering dispersed by policepublished at 21:41 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Officers were called to reports of large groups gathering to celebrate St Patrick's Day, police say.

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  12. In-form Man City ease to win at Bristol Citypublished at 21:34 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Manchester City secure a 10th WSL win in a row as they defeat bottom side Bristol City at Twerton Park.

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  13. Man, 50, arrested over Barrymore party deathpublished at 21:02 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    The suspect is released on bail after being questioned about the death of Stuart Lubbock in 2001.

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  14. Street named after cricket legend David Lloydpublished at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    David Lloyd Way will be created on a new housing development close to the cricket club and Accrington Stanley.

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  15. Police 'must learn' from unarmed man's shootingpublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    A watchdog looking into Anthony Grainger's death says forces must not use out-of-date intelligence.

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  16. Man City's child sex abuse response 'inadequate'published at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Bosses were overly worried about the club's reputation and the possibility of losing players.

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  17. Mayor unveils strategy to tackle abuse of womenpublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Andy Burnham says the plan was "deliberately brought forward" after Sarah Everard's "tragic death".

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  18. First medic on scene 'didn't know scale of attack'published at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Patrick Ennis tells the Manchester Arena Inquiry he "hadn't realised the scale" of the bombing.

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  19. Young YouTuber on mission to save animalspublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Six-year-old conservationist Aneeshwar Kunchala is hoping his videos will help make a difference.

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  20. Defender Stokes extends Man City dealpublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    England defender Demi Stokes signs a two-year extension with Manchester City until the summer of 2023.

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