Better known for shows and conferences, the venue will be one of the UK's biggest vaccination hubs.

Father-of-two Abbas Ahmed, who worked at Greater Manchester Police, contracted Covid-19 last month.

Environment Secretary George Eustice claims issues with drainage caused flooding in Northwich.

Lee Knox is the sixth man to be jailed over the torture and murder of Joseph McKeever in 2017.

The officer looked up the woman's personal information from Greater Manchester Police databases.

Dave Bolton scored 127 tries in 300 games for his hometown club before moving to Australia.

Robert Beattie died two weeks after a "brutal, horrendous and violent attack" in Skelmersdale.

The fraudster also persuaded the 75-year-old woman to send him gold as part of a fake investigation.

Chris Spencer was treated in hospital after swallowing sewage water while escaping his flooded home.

Investigations are ongoing into what caused the road surface to give way, United Utilities say.

Severe flood warnings remain in place in England and Wales, as further rain is expected next week.

Firefighters use boats to reach the elderly residents after the River Mersey flooded in Cheshire.

That's it for today's live coverage of the flooding in the north-west of England.

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• River Mersey 'centimetres' from breaching defences
• Sinkhole appears causing homes to collapse
• Pensioners rescued from flooded retirement village
• From lockdown river haven to major evacuations

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Travel on trains can now resume between Birmingham and Manchester via Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield after flood water subsided.The advice is to check your journey before you travel as delays are expected.

Drone footage shows flooding caused by Storm Christoph along the River Mersey.

More rain and snow is expected in the next week with the prime minister urging people to follow advice to stay safe.

Residents at a retirement village have been stranded by flooding caused by Storm Christoph.

Image source, Sam Naylor

Weaver Court in Northwich has been surrounded by water and is currently without power and water.

Northwich councillor Sam Naylor said the 49 residents and staff at the village were "safe and in good spirits".

Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned of more rain to come during a visit to flood-affected areas.

Thousands of homes in Manchester narrowly escape flooding from heavy rain brought by Storm Christoph.

Snow last night was a "godsend" that kept flood waters from rising higher, according to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.

Image source, Reuters

Mr Burnham told BBC Radio Manchester the "snow really helped us at a crucial moment", adding:

However, he said that "while the most risky moment might have passed the danger’s not gone completely, because the water levels in the Mersey will stay very high and there’s the effect of the snow as it melts".

"We’re not out of the woods yet," he said.