Brother of Liverpool mayor dies with Covidpublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 17 October 2020
Joe Anderson has said his brother, who was admitted to hospital with coronavirus, has died.
Read MoreBrother of Liverpool mayor dies with Covidpublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 17 October 2020
Challenge Cup final: Gale drop-goal gives Leeds win - as it happenedpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 17 October 2020
Relive all the action as Luke Gale's late drop-goal gives Leeds victory over Salford in the Challenge Cup final.
Read MorePress proud of women's merchandise risepublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 17 October 2020
United States star Christen Press says helping break Manchester United records for women's team shirt sales makes her proud.
Read MoreMilitary Wives Choirs get share of £76m fundpublished at 00:28 British Summer Time 17 October 2020
The cash grants for arts venues and organisations is part of the government's Cultural Recovery Fund.
Read MoreMan City's De Bruyne out of Arsenal gamepublished at 22:30 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne will miss Saturday's Premier League game against Arsenal through injury.
Read MoreMaguire will bounce back - Solskjaerpublished at 22:30 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says captain Harry Maguire will "bounce back" from his recent poor spell of form and England red card.
Read MoreTranmere sign Reading striker Smithpublished at 22:21 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
League Two side Tranmere Rovers sign striker Sam Smith on loan from Reading until 7 January.
Read MorePM warns he may 'need to intervene' on Manchesterpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
Boris Johnson urges local leaders to "engage constructively" with the government over tougher rules.
Read MoreOldham sign Ntambwe, Bilboe and Clarkepublished at 19:03 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
Midfielder Brice Ntambwe, goalkeeper Laurence Bilboe and Arsenal defender Harry Clarke join Oldham Athletic.
Read MoreBarnsley sign midfielders Kane and Jamespublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
Barnsley sign Liverpool midfielder Herbie Kane for £1.25m and Leicester's Matty James rejoins the club on loan.
Read MoreRow over Covid gym closure differencespublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
Merseyside gyms are shut while Lancashire's are open despite both being in the highest alert level.
Read MoreElliott/Pears among four Rovers signingspublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
Blackburn sign Middlesbrough goalkeeper Aynsley Pears for an undisclosed fee, plus Barry Douglas, Harvey Elliott and Tom Trybull on loan.
Read MoreRate of Covid-19 cases in four Lancashire areas among highest in Englandpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
The latest government figures show that four council areas in Lancashire - Burnley, Pendle, West Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen - are among the ten places with the highest rates of Covid-19 in England.
The figures show that in the week leading up to 13 October, the numbers of cases per 100,000 people were as follows:
- Burnley - 536.4
- West Lancashire - 469.8
- Pendle - 465.7
- Blackburn with Darwen - 438.2
Nottingham currently has the highest rate per 100,000 people in England - 807.4 - while the national average stands at 159.2.
Wigan sign Swindon midfielder Palmerpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
Wigan Athletic sign Swindon midfielder Matty Palmer on loan until 4 January.
Read MoreLiverpool pubs go into lockdownpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
The Liverpool City region has been placed in the highest tier with the greatest restrictions. As well as pubs and bars, the local authorities have agreed that gyms, leisure centres, betting shops and casinos will all have to close.
Read MoreFleetwood bring in Blackburn's Mulgrewpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
Fleetwood Town bring in experienced Scotland defender Charlie Mulgrew on a season-long loan from Blackburn Rovers.
Read MoreBlackpool sign Woodburn and Dougallpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
Blackpool sign Wales forward Ben Woodburn from Liverpool on loan and Kenny Dougall on a two-year deal.
Read MoreLancashire and Liverpool City Region 'priority' areas for new testspublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
Lancashire and Liverpool City Region are to be prioritised as trial areas for a new quick Covid-19 test which gives results in about 15 minutes, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.
Image source, ReutersScientists have developed faster and cheaper tests, Mr Johnson said, and it's "becoming clear" that some of these are "highly effective".
Local health teams in high-infection areas will be "prioritised" in getting testing kits, he said.
Mayors demand answers over Lancashire gyms decisionpublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram and city mayor Joe Anderson have tweeted a joint statement demanding answers from the government over why gyms have not been forced to close in Lancashire as it faces tier three - very high alert restrictions.
Steve Rotheram said they were were "given no say" in the matter and there is now a "two-tiered system of tiers".
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End of twitter post 2Tier 3 restrictions not what council leader wanted for Blackpoolpublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 16 October 2020
The leader of Blackpool Council says it is "hugely regrettable that we are in this situation and moving into tier three [very high alert]".
Image source, Blackpool CouncilLabour councillor Lynn Williams said:
Quote MessageThis is not what I wanted for Blackpool.
Quote MessageWe had no option but to ultimately agree this. Had we have not done so, we would have been placed in tier three [very high alert] with no money and no support measures.
Quote MessageHowever, the rates of Covid-19 across Lancashire are rising and we have always accepted that something needs to be done now to try to stem that tide.