Summary

  • Latest updates as Storm Christoph brings disruption to the North West on Thursday 21 January

  • Cheshire takes brunt of flooding

  • Severe flood warnings in place on River Bollin near Lymm and River Dee near Chester

  • Dozens of pensioners at a Northwich retirement village are stranded by flooding

  • Thousands of homes narrowly escaped serious flooding in Manchester

  • Rail services disrupted across Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire

  1. App offers 'music as medicine' for patient stresspublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Hull-based MediMusic's app creates playlists designed to help reduce pain, anxiety and stress.

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  2. New PCC to focus on being tough on crimepublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Lancashire's new police and crime commissioner promises to "rip up" his predecessor's plans.

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  3. Andy Burnham calls for over-16s to be vaccinatedpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    The mayor of Greater Manchester says a "worrying" spike of cases in Bolton is a "cause of concern".

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  4. 'We always try and make them feel at home'published at 14:23 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Inside the Alder Hey Children's Hospital unit treating young people with mental health conditions.

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  5. University campus to move to town centre complexpublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    The University of Chester's site in Warrington town centre will be fully operational by September.

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  6. Officer who sent sex texts to crime victims jailedpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    A detective constable is jailed over inappropriate contact with five female crime victims.

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  7. Council's children's services criticised in reportpublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Inspectors criticise Sefton Council for leaving children in high-risk situations for "too long".

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  8. Police officers fined over Covid lockdown breachespublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Figures show 11 Greater Manchester Police officers breached coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

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  9. Family of murdered mum raise funds for tributepublished at 07:25 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Relatives of Susan Waring, whose body has never been found, say a memorial will help give "closure".

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  10. Lancashire elects first Conservative PCCpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Andrew Snowden takes over from Labour's Clive Grunshaw who has held the PCC post since 2012.

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  11. Cricketer, 24, dies after heart attack at practicepublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Josh Downie's mother describes him as the "kindest boy" and "beautiful, inside and out".

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  12. Mayor brings franchise bus network plan forwardpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Andy Burnham says he will bring Greater Manchester's bus network back under public control in 2024.

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  13. Murder arrests over man's death in home intrusionpublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    A man died after being found unconscious at his home shortly after intruders were seen to leave, police say.

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  14. Detectorists who took axe heads admit nighthawkingpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    A gang who stole from Beeston Castle and Roche Abbey are ordered to give up their metal detectors.

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  15. Nurse accused of baby murders appears in courtpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Lucy Letby is accused of killing eight infants while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

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  16. Tories choose new county council leaderpublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    Phillippa Williamson will take over from Geoff Driver after the Conservatives held control of the council.

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  17. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:06 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  18. Lancs and Glam frustrated by weatherpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Group leaders Lancashire finish on 301-9 on the final day of a evenly fought, rain-ruined match against Glamorgan.

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  19. One of Britain's most-wanted men arrested in Dubaipublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Michael Moogan had been on the run for eight years, after escaping a police raid in the Netherlands.

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  20. Woman dies after car crashes into tree by motorwaypublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    A 31-year-old man also suffered serious injuries after the collision on the M66 in Bury, police say.

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