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. Man charged over death of teenage cyclistpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Leo Meek is charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a boy was killed in a hit-and-run.

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  2. Teacher jailed for 16 years for sexual abusepublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    John Foxley committed the offences against pupils while teaching at a former Norwich private school.

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  3. Mayor's police report held until after electionpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    The review of Greater Manchester Police was ordered after the force went into special measures.

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  4. Boy, 15, arrested after man kicked into riverpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    The 74-year-old banged his head and was left "freezing cold" after entering the river on Sunday.

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  5. Father denies murdering baby daughter and sonpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Jordan Monaghan, 29, is accused of killing three-week-old Ruby and 21-month-old Logan in 2013.

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  6. NHS protester launches legal action over £10k finepublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Karen Reissmann was fined for the rally against a proposed 1% pay rise for NHS workers.

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  7. Tributes paid to M62 crash death motorcyclistpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Manchester's Owen Baugh, who was died in a crash near Huyton, was "kind-hearted", his family say.

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  8. New chief constable 'proud to lead force'published at 15:26 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Former counter-terror investigator Mark Roberts has taken the helm at Cheshire Constabulary.

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  9. Doctor took pay for two years after leaving trustpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Dr Haydar Al Nageim claimed the £42,000 he received was given as "a safety net", a court is told.

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  10. Dramatic footage shows scale of huge landfill firepublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Firefighters say they have contained the huge blaze "the size of a football pitch" in Bury.

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  11. Call for green walking routes in every boroughpublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    The Ramblers want the next Greater Manchester mayor to improve public transport to the countryside.

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  12. Driver jailed for killing man after altercationpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Jorden Rowbottom knocked down Andrew Dean, 46, after they had an altercation in the road.

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  13. Man's death no longer treated as suspiciouspublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Two men held on suspicion of murder are released with no further action over the death in Southport.

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  14. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:41 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

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

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  15. Lancs defeat Kent to top Group Threepublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    Matt Parkinson takes 7-126 to bowl Lancashire to an innings victory as Kent lose their last six wickets for 46.

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  16. Motorcyclist dies after crash with car on motorwaypublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    A 23-year-old man dies while a car driver is in a serious condition in hospital.

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  17. Teenage boy arrested over rape of girl is bailedpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    A 14-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a 14-year-old girl is bailed.

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  18. Two charged with murder over teenager's stab deathpublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    Seventeen-year-old Josiah Norman died in hospital after the attack in Salford, police say.

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  19. Man run over by own car as it rolled downhillpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    A 69-year-old man died in a "tragic accident" as he attempted to stop his car, police say.

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