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. New flood gate lifted into place at Foss barrierpublished at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2021

    The new flood gate is a "major milestone" in a £38m upgrade to York's Foss barrier, officials say.

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  2. Flood-hit school in leisure centre until mid-Marchpublished at 21:05 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    A fundraiser set up to help the school by the school's PTA raises almost £10,000.

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  3. Fines increase during third national lockdownpublished at 19:37 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    Police say officers were moving more quickly to issue fines for clear breaches of lockdown rules.

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  4. Woman dies in four-vehicle motorway crashpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    Roads remain closed following the crash between junctions five and six of the M62 in Merseyside.

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  5. Self-isolation payment rules 'need to be reviewed'published at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    A council says people are having to chose between putting food on their tables or self-isolating.

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  6. Floods in lockdown: 'We have to get on and do it'published at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    One woman was bed-bound with Covid-19 when flood water rushed into her home, campaigners say.

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  7. Vaccine cuts 'must not put roll out in jeopardy'published at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Lancashire must not lose out on vaccines because other areas "underperformed", a council boss says.

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  8. Schoolgirl, 10, masters the art of contortionpublished at 18:21 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Lacey Dunne, from Lancashire, discovered her new hobby during lockdown.

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  9. Council's 'widespread failure' over contractspublished at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    The manner in which contracts were awarded by Cheshire East Council is criticised in a review.

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  10. Bosses 'may not have understood mill blast risk'published at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Four Bosley Mill employees were killed in an explosion at the factory in Cheshire in 2017.

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  11. Driver, 88, who killed cyclist sentenced to curfewpublished at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Simon Jones landed on the bonnet before he was dragged under Frederick Clague's car.

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  12. North West Covid vaccines to be cut by a thirdpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    The weekly supply will be cut from 310,000 to 200,000 in February to allow other areas to catch up.

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  13. Explosion warning months before fatal mill blastpublished at 18:42 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    A trial hears safety fears were met with "lip service at best" at the site where four died.

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  14. Street filled with flood water 'in seven minutes'published at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    Cerys Thomas says her mother's conservatory windows were blown open by the force of the water.

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  15. Major incident declared over surge in 999 callspublished at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    The North West Ambulance Service say it is "extremely busy", especially in Greater Manchester.

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  16. '18 months' for plans to rebuild storm-hit bridgepublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    Part of the grade II-listed bridge over the River Clwyd was swept away during Storm Christoph.

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  17. Fatal mill blast 'like out of the movies'published at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2021

    A trial has begun over the deaths of four people in the 2015 explosion in Cheshire.

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  18. Man jailed for schoolboy blackmail murderpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2021

    Matthew Mason beat 15-year-old Alex Rodda to death to stop their sexual relationship being revealed.

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  19. New ice warning as temperatures remain sub-zeropublished at 15:23 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2021

    It fell to -9C in Wales on Sunday and the Met Office warns of dangerous conditions into Tuesday.

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  20. Lee Rigby killer in hospital with Covid-19published at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2021

    Michael Adebowale is serving a 45-year jail sentence for murdering Fusilier Rigby in 2013.

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