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. Legal action over Barclays bank loans thrown outpublished at 21:23 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    Eight councils sued the bank to cancel long term loans they took out between 2006 and 2008.

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  2. Mill worker 'sacked' after raising safety concernspublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    A worker at a mill where four died in a blast tells a trial he thought part of the site was unsafe.

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  3. Everton's new stadium approved by city councillorspublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    The development will be a "world-class addition" to Liverpool's waterfront, says the club.

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  4. Robbers use car and chain to force open ATMpublished at 11:17 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    Masked robbers wielding a sledge hammer use a chain attached to a car to break open the machine.

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  5. 'He was equally at home on stage or rugby pitch'published at 21:24 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2021

    Huw Gethin Jones, 34, died from Covid complications on Friday.

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  6. Police apologise over incorrect 'offensive' claimpublished at 14:50 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2021

    Merseyside Police came under fire for a billboard claiming "being offensive is an offence" in Wirral.

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  7. Cemetery 'has no authority to bury people'published at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2021

    A group responsible for the running of Middlewich cemetery is acting illegally, a council says.

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  8. Fire crews tackle 'significant' warehouse blazepublished at 18:47 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2021

    Firefighters tackle a blaze at a three-storey building close to the M60 and M67.

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  9. 'Focused' counsellor named as house blast victimpublished at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Tributes are paid to Hazel Wilcock, who died when an explosion caused a house collapse.

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  10. Man extradited from UAE over drug and gun offencespublished at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Leon Cullen was arrested in Dubai in January and has now appeared before Liverpool magistrates.

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  11. Men hurt in motorbike crash arrested over shootingpublished at 12:32 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    A shooting, a motorbike crash and a car fire in Irlam are all being linked, police say.

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  12. Two murder arrests over street stabbing deathpublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    A man and a woman are held on suspicion of murder over the death of Alan Murphy, police say.

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  13. Council 'unlawfully' deprived people of libertypublished at 20:36 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2021

    Cheshire East Council had a backlog of applications to keep people in care, a watchdog says.

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  14. Scouts apologise to family after delayed inquestpublished at 20:30 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2021

    Ben Leonard, 16, from Stockport, died after falling from Llandudno's Great Orme, Conwy, in 2018.

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  15. Attacker who drove at nightclub queue is jailedpublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2021

    Lee Clarke had argued with two people before driving at them in a nightclub queue in Rawtenstall.

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  16. MP wants action over vulnerable children's carepublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2021

    A Rochdale Council-run care home is barred from taking on more youngsters following an inspection.

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  17. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2021

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

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  18. 'Peaky Blinders' museum among arts fund recipientspublished at 07:05 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2021

    The Black Country Living Museum and Lincoln Cathedral are among 22 heritage sites to be awarded grants.

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  19. Covid loss sees zoo halt 'vital' conservation workpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2021

    A £10m loss caused by Covid-19 stops Chester Zoo supporting endangered species in Africa and Asia.

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  20. Father dies after roof collapse which killed sonpublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2021

    Craig Peck and his son Liam died when a roof they were working on in Bolton-le-Sands collapsed.

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