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 jailed over Liverpool title win disorderpublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Jack Hayes admits violent disorder after fighting broke out when crowds gathered outside Anfield.

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  2. Nine puppies stolen during burglarypublished at 10:15 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    The three-week-old Staffordshire bull terriers "should not be away from the parents", police say.

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  3. Town to get Covid vaccines after MP's interventionpublished at 19:01 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    About 3,200 vaccines will be sent to St Helens to cover a shortage in jabs for at-risk groups.

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  4. Murder accused 'dated woman shortly after death'published at 18:53 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    Donald McPherson began taking funds out of his wife's account the day after she died, a court hears.

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  5. Review ordered into patient safety concernspublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust's trauma and orthopaedics unit is to be investigated.

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  6. Thai funeral for man after passport error resolvedpublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    David Donoghue's body just avoided a mass cremation service after an administrative mix-up.

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  7. 'One of football's finest' - a tribute to Ian St Johnpublished at 10:59 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    BBC Sport pays tribute to former Liverpool and Scotland forward Ian St John, who has died at the age of 82 after a long illness.

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  8. Covid jab delay risk for 3,000 at-risk peoplepublished at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    About 3,000 people may see their vaccination delayed if supply issues are not resolved by Thursday.

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  9. Fifth arrest over restaurant owner's deathpublished at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Mohammed Islam died in hospital two days after he was hit by his own car during a robbery.

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  10. Human skull found near derelict hotelpublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Detectives say the "very surprising" discovery is not linked to any other investigations.

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  11. Amateur stargazer snaps 'mind-blowing' imagespublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    A self-taught amateur space photographer captures a range of spectacular images from his garden.

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  12. Missing cat rescued from half-way down chimneypublished at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Firefighters made a hole in the wall after Fluffy got stuck inside a chimney on Merseyside.

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  13. Two inmates die after Covid outbreak at prisonpublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Four other prisoners from HMP Risley in Warrington are being treated in hospital.

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  14. Pair given £10k fines over Dubai quarantine breachpublished at 12:30 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    The man and woman were traced to their homes in Merseyside after taking a non-direct flight route home.

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  15. Last mountain hares 'need legal protection'published at 09:10 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Mountain hares have new protections in Scotland, but in England they can be culled without a licence.

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  16. Can more mayors heal the 'North-South divide'?published at 06:03 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Local leaders are pushing for more devolution, as England eases out of lockdown.

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  17. 'Passport error' keeps man's body at Thai hospitalpublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    David Donoghue, 75, will join a mass cremation at the hospital on Wednesday if the issue is not resolved.

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  18. 'I can't breathe' death reviewed three timespublished at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    Prosecutors say there was not enough evidence to charge anyone over the death of Jack Barnes.

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  19. More than 100 cars turned away from lockdown beachpublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    Travellers from Leeds and Manchester are turned away from a Merseyside beauty spot, police say.

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