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. 'Misogynistic' mother-in-law tweet investigatedpublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    Liverpool's domestic abuse strategy leader apologises for a post about a mother-in-law drowning.

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  2. Greater Manchester and Salford mayoral candidatespublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    People in Greater Manchester and Salford will head to the polls on 6 May to elect mayors.

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  3. Lockdown easing 'lifts everyone's spirits'published at 17:43 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    From haircuts to a pint in the pub, people in the North West make the most of the lockdown easing.

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  4. Murder arrests after man stabbed to deathpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of a 41-year-old man, police say.

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  5. Duke of Edinburgh's Award 'gives you resilience'published at 13:26 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    Young people share their experiences of tackling challenges and treks that tested friendships.

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  6. Duke of Edinburgh's Award 'gives you resilience'published at 13:06 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    Participants share their experiences of doing charity work and treks that tested friendships.

  7. Partygoers fined after bottles thrown at policepublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 11 April 2021

    One officer suffers a minor injury as the party organiser in Liverpool is fined £10,000.

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  8. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 11 April 2021

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

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  9. Lancs accept weather-hit draw with Sussexpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 11 April 2021

    Lancashire and Sussex shake hands on a draw after only 36 overs are possible on the final day at Old Trafford.

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  10. Party murder suspect released under investigationpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 11 April 2021

    A suspect has been released under investigation over the murder of Stuart Lubbock in 2001.

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  11. Hillsborough Family Support Group disbandspublished at 07:13 British Summer Time 11 April 2021

    Victims' families will mark the 32nd anniversary of the stadium disaster privately on Thursday.

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  12. Bad weather stalls Lancashire & Sussexpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 10 April 2021

    Lancashire will look to take quick wickets on the final day of their game against Sussex after much of day three was lost to bad weather.

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  13. Wedding venues: 'It's costing me £250,000 a month'published at 10:09 British Summer Time 10 April 2021

    Wedding industry professionals rue their loss of income as the economy slowly reopens after lockdown.

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  14. Looking back on Prince Philip's visits to regionpublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The Duke of Edinburgh has visited the North West many times in his life.

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  15. Vilas hits ton for Lancs against Sussexpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Lancashire captain Dane Vilas hits an unbeaten 158 as the hosts take control against Sussex.

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  16. Cricketers pause to join tributes to Philippublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The Lancashire team observe a two-minute silence as the county reacts to the Duke of Edinburgh's death.

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  17. Aintree holds silence in tribute to Philippublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Jockeys competing in the Grand National festival are also being invited to wear black armbands.

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  18. Prince Philip 'an ever-present in our lives'published at 15:36 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says the Duke of Edinburgh's death "is a sad day for us all".

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  19. Over 400 jobs cut after lender's collapsepublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The majority of job losses will be at Greensill Capital's headquarters in Warrington.

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  20. New police unit to target drug and gun smugglerspublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    The new collaboration will have a particular focus on the dealing of hard drugs across Merseyside.

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