Summary

  • Key updates on Friday 3 May:

  • Local elections: Minor parties make gains across North West

  • Labour celebrate 'stunning' win in Trafford

  • Wirral Council hung after gains by Tories and Greens

  • Bid to oust Liverpool mayor launched after polls close

  • Labour loses seven seats and control of Bolton Council

  • Lancashire: Labour make gains in Chorley

  1. Cannabis plants found in bath during raidpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    A man is arrested after police found hundreds of cannabis plants in the Garston area of Liverpool.

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  2. Views from landmark 1,000ft tall transmitterpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Engineers on the Winter Hill transmitter, the eighth tallest structure in the UK, share the view.

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  3. Man City owner to pay fans' trip costspublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour will pay travel costs of fans attending the Champions League final.

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  4. Racecourse chief sacked over 'misuse of resources'published at 14:41 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Richard Thomas's dismissal related to payments for a personal project, Chester Race Company says.

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  5. Speedway: Thank You NHS Trophypublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Listen to BBC Radio WM commentary on the Thank You NHS Trophy as speedway racing returns to the Wolverhampton Wolves track.

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  6. Mother denies gross negligence killing of daughterpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Deborah Leitch, who had Down's syndrome, died of severe emaciation and neglect in Blackpool in 2019.

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  7. GP tells of recovery from two-month Covid comapublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Dr Anushua Gupta describes saying final goodbyes to her family before being placed on life support.

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  8. Boy, 12, critical after hit-and-runpublished at 08:43 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    The child suffered serious head injuries when he was knocked down while crossing a Manchester road.

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  9. Grayson Perry: Bloated art market needs a resetpublished at 00:07 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    The Turner Prize winner says art fairs and other "money-drenched" bits of the market may not return.

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  10. 'Man City must improve for Champions League'published at 23:22 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Manager Pep Guardiola says Manchester City must improve for the Champions League final after Brighton come back to beat his 10-man side at Amex Stadium.

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  11. Cavani scores stunner in Man Utd drawpublished at 22:07 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Edinson Cavani scores a stunning lob from 40 yards in his first game in front of fans at Old Trafford as Manchester United draw with relegated Fulham.

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  12. Railway station roof collapse disrupts servicespublished at 20:36 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Network Rail says there will be disruption until Wednesday evening due to debris on the line.

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  13. Blackpool sweep aside Oxford Unitedpublished at 20:05 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Ellis Simms' double helps Blackpool ease past Oxford United in their League One play-off semi-final first leg.

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  14. Time capsule commemorates 'most significant year'published at 18:26 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    A Liverpool time capsule celebrates the "pressing, pivotal and poignant year" that was 2020.

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  15. Former IT boss' £500,000 pay-out for banging headpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Stephen Long sued former employer Elegant Resorts after his suffered a 'traumatic brain injury'.

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  16. Former regiment to get arboretum memorialpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Two former soldiers succeed in getting a Cheshire Regiment memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.

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  17. Murdered MP's dad says exhibition 'does her proud'published at 17:36 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Visitors will find out how Ms Cox's experiences led her to being an MP, says the museum.

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  18. Arena police chief 'not the right man for the job'published at 17:16 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    A senior officer had a "growing unease" about a colleague after the Manchester Arena bomb, an inquiry hears.

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  19. I'm a trainer, not a magician - Ancelottipublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Manager Carlo Ancelotti says he is baffled by Everton's miserable home record in the Premier League this season.

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  20. Is Merseyside seeing a Green revolution?published at 15:34 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Are the electoral gains made by the Greens on Merseyside a sign of things to come in the region?

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