Machete gang threatens Everton keeper and familypublished at 09:16 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2021
Robin Olsen and his family were confronted in their home by an armed gang of masked burglars.
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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
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Machete gang threatens Everton keeper and familypublished at 09:16 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2021
'Flagrant' Covid gamblers fined at poker partypublished at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021
11:08 GMT 9 March 2021Bodycam footage captures the moment police officers break up the poker party.
Read MoreIllegal poker tournament 'insulting to NHS staff'published at 10:52 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021
10:52 GMT 9 March 2021Body-cam footage captures the moment officers end the party and fine 26 people for Covid breaches.
Read MoreMurder charge after woman's body found in housepublished at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021
15:52 GMT 8 March 2021Daniel Smith, 41, is charged with murdering a woman whose body was found at a house in Oldham.
Read MoreWoman killed in blast was on video call to partnerpublished at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021
14:42 GMT 8 March 2021Tony Dewes pays tribute to hospice counsellor Hazel Wilcock, who died in the house explosion.
Read MorePedestrian dies after being hit by off-road bikepublished at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021
13:29 GMT 8 March 2021The rider of the bike - a 29-year-old man - remains in hospital for treatment, police say.
Read MorePeople fined over Covid breach illegal quarry ravepublished at 09:34 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021
09:34 GMT 8 March 2021Police say the beauty spot near Chorley was left littered with bottles and laughing gas capsules.
Read MoreMidlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:08 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021
06:08 GMT 8 March 2021The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.
Read MoreThe show did not go on. What happened next?published at 00:10 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021
00:10 GMT 8 March 2021Read the stories of those who worked on a play in Liverpool that was cut short by Covid.
Read MoreAppeal after seven towpath sex assaultspublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021
17:00 GMT 7 March 2021Police believe the same offender is behind seven assaults near Manchester in the past week.
Read MoreTeenager electrocuted near football clubpublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021
13:15 GMT 7 March 2021A 17-year-old boy is believed to have been holding a metal pole that touched an overhead line, police say.
Read MoreMan bailed over hospital death investigationpublished at 21:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021
21:59 GMT 5 March 2021A healthcare worker arrested on suspicion of murder and rape is bailed until 31 March.
Read MoreUniversity staff vote to strike in jobs disputepublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021
16:12 GMT 5 March 2021The University of Central Lancashire says posts are at risk due to a lower demand for some courses.
Read MoreMurder arrests over body of woman found at housepublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021
15:12 GMT 5 March 2021Two men, aged 35 and 41, remain in custody for questioning as investigations continue.
Read MoreBurnley fundraising friends raise £200k for children's hospitalpublished at 15:06 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021
15:06 GMT 5 March 2021Freddie, from Burnley in Lancashire, ran 2km (1.2 miles) everyday to help his friend Hughie, who is a patient with leukaemia at Manchester Children's Hospital.
The goat for Zoom hire named after Jackie Weaverpublished at 10:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021
10:03 GMT 5 March 2021The farm in Rossendale has raised £50,00 by hiring out goats for Zoom meetings during lockdown.
Read MoreMurder accused 'told friend wife died in sleep'published at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021
18:10 GMT 4 March 2021Donald McPherson denies murdering his wife Paula Leeson who drowned on holiday in Denmark.
Read MoreFamily's 'pain' over missing man in unmarked gravepublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021
16:53 GMT 4 March 2021Lee Robinson's family are "heartbroken" at learning he was stabbed to death two years ago in Greece.
Read MoreMan charged with murder over woman's deathpublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021
15:00 GMT 4 March 2021David Mottram is accused of murdering Samantha Heap, whose body was found at a property on Tuesday.
Read More£117m investment brings brewery jobs to Walespublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021
12:13 GMT 4 March 2021Budweiser is investing £117m at its breweries in Monmouthshire and Lancashire, creating 55 new jobs.
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