A building used by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in Tameside has been evacuated after a suspicious package was sent there.

Bomb disposal teams were called to Nexus House in Ashtron-under-Lyne and are carrying out an controlled explosion nearby.

Staff will be allowed back into the building shortly, said a GMP spokesman.

A missing jumper could hold the key to the suspected murder of a woman who was found dead in a stable.

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The body of Ann Marie Pomphret, 49, was discovered in Burtonwood, Cheshire, on 2 November, and a 50-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of murder.

Cheshire Police have issued an image of a jumper they are looking for as part of their inquiry.

Anyone who may have found the top discarded in the area has been urged to contact the force.

Police are searching for a group of men after a knife attack in Manchester city centre during Wednesday evening's rush hour.

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A fight broke out shortly after 18:00 at Dale Street Car Park, close to Piccadilly Gardens.

Three men were injured and taken to hospital before being discharged.

Officers remain at the scene on Brewer Street and Dale Street this morning as inquiries continue.

Plans to demolish a £10m college campus and build 108 homes in its place have been described as "outrageous".

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The proposals, for Warrington and Vale Royal College's Hartford site in Northwich, Cheshire, were unveiled to councillors, with the public and press given no access.

The chairman of the college, which is working with a housing developer, said the campus was "financially unviable".

However, Labour councillor Sam Naylor said it was "an absolute travesty".

Managerless Shrewsbury Town beat National League high-fliers Salford City in their FA Cup first round replay.

BBC Weather

A frosty start this morning, so you will need that de-icer! Cold and sunny later but it will stay mainly dry, with the risk of the odd shower. Highs of just 6C.

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Good morning! We'll be with you until 18:00 today with the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates from across the North West of England.

Rita Hunter from Liverpool tricked a financial adviser out of £175,000.

Roger W Smith says he hopes the OBE will help "put Britain back on the global watchmaking map".

The raids follow reports a man had been assaulted and trafficked to work in unacceptable conditions.

Bruce McLean denied sexually assaulting eight boys between 1974 and 1991, a court hears.

Some parts of the college were built only six years ago, but it could now make way for 108 new homes.

That's all from the live team for another day, but we'll be back from 08:00 on Thursday with more of the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the region.

In the meantime, content from across the BBC will be published here automatically.

Have a lovely evening.

Failed robbery attempts at two banks in Liverpool are being probed by police.

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Police were alerted to the first attempt at Halifax on Allerton Road at around 15:30 GMT.

A man demanded money with an unknown item in a bag but left empty-handed on foot, travelling towards Smithdown Road.

The same man is thought to have targeted TSB on the same road a short time after, again leaving empty-handed.

He is described as white, wearing dark clothes and a mask.

Det Insp Lisa Ryan said: "Thankfully, these attempted robberies did not result in anything being stolen or anyone being hurt.

"However, for staff and customers to be threatened in this way when carrying out their business, is extremely distressing so if you witnessed the incidents or have any information, let us know immediately."

BBC Weather

This evening and tonight will mainly be dry with long clear spells, but cloud is likely to start to thicken from the east towards the end of the night. It will be a cold and frosty night.

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Last winter the NHS came under more pressure than ever before, with then Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt admitting it was "probably the worst ever".

And there is no sign that demand is going down. Urgent and emergency services are as busy as ever, mainly due to the growing and complex needs of our ageing population.

Here in the North West, a huge amount of work has been done to try to improve "patient flow" through our hospitals.

We look at how NHS trusts in the North West of England are preparing to cope with high demand this winter.

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Merseyrail users travelling on the Wirral loop line face disruption over the Christmas holidays as work starts to upgrade platforms in readiness for the arrival of new trains in 2020.

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Stations on the loop line and Mersey River river crossing will temporarily close as the third phase of improvement works by Network Rail.

• From 27 December to 2 January in Wirral,New Brighton and West Kirby trains will start and terminate at Birkenhead North.
• In Liverpool city centre James Street will be closed and Liverpool Central and Moorfields will be closed to Wirral loop services - but will remain open for Northern line trains
• From 27 December to 1 January Ellesmere Port and Chester trains will start and terminate at Birkenhead Central.

Rail replacement buses will operate across the river - between Birkenhead Central station and Liverpool, and Birkenhead North station and Liverpool.

Wayne Menzies, Merseytravel’s head of rail said:

Further information including timetables is available at Merseyrail stations and on the Merseyrail website, external.

A missing jumper could hold the key to the suspected murder of a woman who was found dead at a Cheshire stables.

Image source, Cheshire Police

The body of Ann Marie Pomphret, 49, was discovered in Burtonwood, near Warrington, on 2 November and a 50-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of murder.

Cheshire Police have issued an image of a jumper they are looking for as part of their inquiry.

Anyone who may have found the top discarded in the area has been urged to contact the force.

More than 1,000 vehicles that were destroyed in a huge car park fire are being removed ahead of its demolition.

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Temperatures in the multi-storey car park on King's Dock in Liverpool reached 1,000C during the inferno on New Year's Eve 2017.

Demolition was delayed while Liverpool City Council, motorists and insurers reached agreement over claims.

Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson said establishing a plan to dismantle the structure had been "hugely complex".

London Broncos sign St Helens centre Ryan Morgan on loan for their return to Super League in 2019.