The letter was penned by Charlotte Marsh during a hunger strike in prison.

Nathaniel Hall explains how he coped with learning he was HIV positive while he was still a child.

Burnley forward Aaron Lennon hopes speaking out about mental health issues has helped to normalise the subject.

Plan to cut 241 jobs is critical "during this difficult time within the industry" the carmaker says.

Bill Drummond wants to build a pyramid out of bricks filled with people's ashes.

That's it for another day - we will be back at 08:00 GMT on Monday with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates from across the North West.

In the meantime, updates from our colleagues around the BBC will publish automatically on this page.

Have a lovely weekend.

The Merseyside bar where a man had his skull and eye socket cracked in an attack will close after being stripped of its licence.

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Sherlocks Wine Bar in Birkenhead had its licence revoked after police and the local council ruled it was the “only appropriate measure” to protect public safety.

Police were called to the bar on Conway Street at 03:30 on 28 October after reports of an assault.

A man in his 20s sustained “serious” injuries including a fractured skull, fractured eye sockets and broken nose.

The bar will only reopen if its owners win an appeal.

The wife of a man who died after an industrial accident in Liverpool have paid tribute to a "lovely husband" and a "conscientious worker".

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Robert Ambrose, 62, from Liverpool was seriously injured in an industrial accident involving a forklift truck in Wavertree last week.

He died in hospital from his injuries on Tuesday.

A family statement read:

A "radical rethink" of Liverpool's major routes will bring with it 15 months of roadworks, the city council has confirmed.

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The work, which is part of the council's wider £500m Better Roads programme, external, is due to begin in January.

Key routes including The Strand, Lime Street, Victoria Street and Moorfields will be affected.

The council said commuters would face delays during the work but information to help will be provided.

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy could be out of action for up to three months following knee surgery.

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City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that the 24-year-old Frenchman will be out for 10 to 12 weeks.

Last week Mendy underwent surgery in Barcelona for a problem with the meniscus in his left knee.

The former Monaco left-back missed much of last season after suffering cruciate ligament damage to his right knee.

Footage has emerged of the moment two brothers wanted by police in Merseyside for suspected drug trafficking offences were arrested in Thailand.

Joseph and Gregory Mulhare from Wirral were detained at gunpoint on 19 November in Pattaya by Thai immigration police.

Thai police said the pair, aged 43 and 38, were being held under warrants issued by the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit.

They are suspected of trafficking cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine in the UK.

Workers at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead have walked out in a row over what unions believe are plans to cut almost 300 jobs.

About 250 workers will take industrial action beginning with an overtime ban from 16:00 which will last until February.

Both Unite and GMB unions said about 40% of jobs could go by March 2019 in a move that "could see vital shipbuilding skills lost for a generation".

Workers are fearful the company wants to casualise the workforce and lose 291 jobs in the process.

In a statement, Unite regional officer Ross Quinn said his members "will not sit back and allow their livelihoods to be casualised".

In a statement, Cammell Laird CEO John Syvret denied the shipyard was moving towards casual labour:

A series of 24-hour strikes across different sections of the workforce will start on Monday.

Forward Sadio Mane's new contract at Liverpool is a sign of the Anfield club's progress, says manager Jurgen Klopp.

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Some glimmers of sunshine this afternoon with most areas remaining dry and mainly cloudy. A gentle wind and feeling chilly with highs of 7C.

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On-loan Tranmere midfielder Harvey Gilmour reflects on a breakthrough season after winning the EFL Young Player of the Month award.

The bodies of a woman and her five year-old-son were recovered from the water of a reservoir, police have confirmed.

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Emma Sillett, 41, and Jenson Spellman were found dead after her car was spotted near Valehouse reservoir, Tintwistle, on Thursday.

The pair, from Dinting, Derbyshire, were reported missing after being last seen on Tuesday at a McDonald's in Hattersley, Tameside.

Derbyshire Police said it believed no-one else was involved in the deaths.

Post-mortem examinations would take place later, officers said.

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A Rochdale councillor is calling for a ban on the sale and use of fireworks in the town.

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Councillor Rina Paolucci believes that anti-social behaviour which involves throwing fireworks has become ‘a real issue’.

The Wardle and West Littleborough politician intends to table a motion at the next full town hall meeting calling for a ban on pop-up shops selling cheap, unregulated fireworks.

She said:

Cllr Paolucci will table a motion at the next full town hall meeting on 12 December.

Joseph and Gregory Mulhare, aged 43 and 38, have been held on suspicion of drugs trafficking.

A bookshop has caused a stir on social media after a book which had been sitting on its shelves for 27 years was finally sold.

Marie Anfilogoff, who has worked at Broadhursts bookshop since 1988, said she was "thrilled" someone else could now enjoy the book - but felt she had lost a "faithful friend".

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Former world cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew has confirmed his retirement from boxing, 12 days after his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk.

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In the aftermath of the eighth-round loss to the Ukrainian, the Briton said his career in the ring was "over".

Everton fan Bellew said his greatest achievement was beating Ilunga Makabu at his beloved Goodison Park in 2016 to win the WBC cruiserweight title.

"There will be no more fighting from me," said Bellew, who retires aged 35.

The Liverpudlian, who won 30 of his 34 professional fights, added: "The only thing you will see me doing from here on in is trying to act sensible and being myself. I have had a fantastic career and have realised my dreams."