Summary

  • Heavy rainfall has caused flooding to large parts of the north-west of England

  • Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has declared a major incident in Poynton

  • Eleven people have been rescued from flood water in the area

  • Homes and businesses have also been flooded in Bramhall in Stockport

  • Roads and rail services around the region have been hit

  1. Lord Mayor resigns over racist videopublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    Peter Brennan says he regrets the hurt and upset caused by his "calamitous mistake".

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  2. EFL 'working against' Bury, says Dalepublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    Bury chairman Steve Dale says the EFL are "working against" the club after their first game of the season was suspended.

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  3. Murder probe after man dies in house firepublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a house fire left one man dead and another injured.

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  4. Angler, 15, reels in record catch from city riverpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    Kaden McCarthy, 15, is eyeing up a bigger catch than the 25lb (11kg) carp he landed.

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  5. Emmerdale star 'growled like mad dog in attack'published at 16:37 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    Mark Jordon, who plays Daz Spencer in the soap, allegedly attacked a man after a beer garden row.

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  6. Macclesfield sign winger Archibaldpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    League Two side Macclesfield sign former Brentford winger Theo Archibald on a one-year contract.

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  7. Everton closing in on Kean signingpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    Everton are close to agreeing a deal to sign 19-year-old Italy forward Moise Kean from Italian champions Juventus.

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  8. Staff criticised at health trust linked to killingspublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    A report raises concerns about staff at a mental health trust linked to suicide attempts and killings.

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  9. Clubs still apart on Maguire valuationpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    Manchester United target Harry Maguire trains as normal at Leicester and the clubs remain apart in their valuation of the defender.

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  10. Solskjaer v Solskjaer - Man Utd boss set to face son in pre-season friendlypublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's son Noah has been named in the Kristiansund squad to face his Manchester United side on Tuesday.

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  11. Threatened sand dunes gain funding boostpublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    A scheme to get sand dunes moving in England and Wales gains £4m of lottery funding.

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  12. 125,800 government-funded trees planted in Oldham in eight years published at 13:27 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    There have been 125,800 government-funded trees planted in Oldham between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    This works out at 538 trees per 1,000 people.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  13. No government-funded trees planted in Liverpool in eight years published at 13:21 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    No government-funded trees have been planted in Liverpool between 2010 and 2018, Forestry Commission data shows.

    Liverpool was among about a third of English districts that did not get any government-funded trees. Almost all of these were urban areas and the government has promised to spend £10m planting trees in towns and cities.

    Between 2010 and 2018 the government funded about 15 million trees in England. Figures for trees planted with private funds or by local councils are not included and the data only covers new trees, not replacements for any that were cut down.

    Overall tree planting rates across the UK would need to more than double to combat rising temperatures and climate change, according to official figures.

    Last year 13,400 hectares of new trees were planted across the UK, most of them in Scotland, but the Committee on Climate Change says this should rise to at least 30,000 hectares a year.

    Campaign group The Woodland Trust said more trees were needed to provide summer shade, reduce air pollution, improve water quality and manage flooding.

    The government said it had made it "much easier" to apply for planting grants.

    Find out about tree planting across the UK here.

    This story has been generated using Forestry Commission data, BBC analysis and some automation.

  14. 'Brutal' stalker jailed after threatening to kill his wifepublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    Miles Davis
    BBC News Online

    A "brutal and manipulative" man has been jailed for stalking his wife.

    Ion Raduca, 34, also threatened to kill her and sexually assault the daughter of his wife's friend who refused to reveal his wife's location, Exeter Crown Court heard.

    Judge Paul Cook sentenced Raduca, originally from Romania, who gave his address as Deepdale, Lancashire, to four-and-a-half years in jail after he pleaded guilty to one count of stalking.

    He was arrested in a car park in Exeter in February after his wife called police.

  15. 'A breath of fresh air': Liverpool Women enjoy adulation on joint US tour with menpublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    Liverpool Women toured with the men's team for the first time this summer. Manager Vicky Jepson tells BBC Sport it was a huge success and maybe a sign of things to come.

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  16. 'I used to drink a litre of vodka a day'published at 12:16 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    How the lives of patients like Patricia are being saved by the alcohol care team at Royal Liverpool Hospital.

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  17. Paris St-Germain sign Gueye from Evertonpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    Idrissa Gueye moves from Everton to Paris St-Germain for around £30m and signs a four-year deal with the French champions.

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  18. Tree planting: Cities 'missing out' on government fundingpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    Cities like Liverpool, Bristol and Leicester are missing out on government funding to encourage the planting of new trees, a BBC investigation has found.

    Boy planting treeImage source, Andrew O'Brien

    It follows an urgent warning from government advisers that significant rises in tree planting in the UK "need to happen quickly".

    The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said 30,000 hectares (116 sq miles) of new trees are needed per year until 2050, if other targets to cut carbon are not met.

    About 15 million trees have been planted in England between 2010 and 2018 - with more than a quarter in rural areas like Northumberland, Stratford-upon-Avon, Eden, Carlisle and County Durham.

    Defra said a number of places had received no government funding - including Liverpool, Bristol, Croydon and Leicester - with "little land available for planting"

    The government said it planned to "rapidly grow forest cover".

  19. Trial date for Manchester Arena bomber's brotherpublished at 11:01 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    The brother of bomber Salman Abedi is charged with murdering the 22 victims of the attack.

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  20. Widnes & Sheffield reach 1895 Cup finalpublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 30 July 2019

    Widnes Vikings and Sheffield Eagles will contest the 1895 Cup final at Wembley after both win their semi-finals.

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