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. Tributes paid to M62 crash death motorcyclistpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Manchester's Owen Baugh, who was died in a crash near Huyton, was "kind-hearted", his family say.

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  2. Police chief admits arena bomb response failingspublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    British Transport Police's gold commander tells the Manchester Arena Inquiry his force made mistakes.

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  3. Why Sterling is man for Man City’s big momentpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    BBC pundit Micah Richards says Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has returned to form at exactly the right time before their Champions League semi-final against Paris St-Germain.

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  4. New chief constable 'proud to lead force'published at 15:26 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Former counter-terror investigator Mark Roberts has taken the helm at Cheshire Constabulary.

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  5. Liverpool announce pre-tax loss of £46mpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Liverpool make a pre-tax loss of £46m for the year ending 31 May, 2020 as the club feels the "initial impact" of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  6. New mayor 'must recover public trust'published at 14:38 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Tory candidate Katie Burgess says the winner of Liverpool's mayoral election must recover public trust.

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  7. Ferry terminal to be year late and £5m over budgetpublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    The Manx government funded project in Liverpool has been impacted by the Covid pandemic.

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  8. Doctor took pay for two years after leaving trustpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Dr Haydar Al Nageim claimed the £42,000 he received was given as "a safety net", a court is told.

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  9. Dramatic footage shows scale of huge landfill firepublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Firefighters say they have contained the huge blaze "the size of a football pitch" in Bury.

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  10. Call for green walking routes in every boroughpublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    The Ramblers want the next Greater Manchester mayor to improve public transport to the countryside.

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  11. Man City beat Spurs to lift Carabao Cuppublished at 09:31 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Manchester City win the Carabao Cup for the fourth successive season as Aymeric Laporte's late header beats Tottenham Hotspur.

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  12. Arena officer admits co-ordinated response failurepublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Ch Insp Tony Lodge was a senior British Transport Police officer on the night of the Manchester attack.

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  13. Driver jailed for killing man after altercationpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Jorden Rowbottom knocked down Andrew Dean, 46, after they had an altercation in the road.

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  14. ESL plans 'not discussed' with Woodwardpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    European Super League plans "were not discussed" when Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward attended a meeting at No 10, according to Downing Street.

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  15. Bailly signs new Man Utd deal to 2024published at 15:38 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Manchester United defender Eric Bailly signs a new deal to commit him to the club until 2024.

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  16. Man's death no longer treated as suspiciouspublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    Two men held on suspicion of murder are released with no further action over the death in Southport.

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  17. Candidate wants city to build on government linkspublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    The Liberal candidate for city mayor says Liverpool has been "a city of excellence" in the last year.

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  18. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:41 British Summer Time 26 April 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  19. Toone double helps Man Utd beat Spurspublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    Man Utd keep their Champions League hopes alive with a comfortable 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the WSL.

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  20. Lancs defeat Kent to top Group Threepublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    Matt Parkinson takes 7-126 to bowl Lancashire to an innings victory as Kent lose their last six wickets for 46.

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