Trams and light rail get extra £33m fundpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2021
Operators in northern England and the Midlands get grant as they continue with low passenger numbers.
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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
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Trams and light rail get extra £33m fundpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2021
Man, 18, dies after motorcycle crashpublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2021
14:40 GMT 20 March 2021Police appeal for information after the rider dies in hospital following the crash in Rock Ferry.
Read MoreNo regrets at Sancho leaving - Guardiolapublished at 22:29 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
22:29 GMT 19 March 2021Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he does not regret England international Jadon Sancho leaving the club.
Read MoreArsenal beat top-three rivals Man Utdpublished at 22:19 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
22:19 GMT 19 March 2021Arsenal boost their hopes of a Champions League place next season by beating Manchester United in the Women's Super League.
Read MoreMan jailed for Mahrez bank card spending spreepublished at 19:57 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
19:57 GMT 19 March 2021The Manchester City winger took a month to realise his bank card was being used, a court hears.
Read MoreArena sergeant's frustration over lack of medicspublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
15:16 GMT 19 March 2021Sgt Kam Hare says some people injured in the Manchester Arena attack "didn't have anyone with them".
Read MoreLiverpool moves closer to congestion chargepublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
14:48 GMT 19 March 2021Councillors will launch a public consultation on the creation of a clean air zone in the city centre.
Read MoreBillionaire brothers' 'landmark' mosque approvedpublished at 14:32 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
14:32 GMT 19 March 2021The Issa brothers' £5m project will be an "impressive facility", a councillor says.
Read MoreTeenager cleared of knife chargepublished at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
13:30 GMT 19 March 2021Joshua Molnar is cleared of having a knife in public after a review of the case by prosecutors.
Read MoreCity parks to be protected from developmentpublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
08:28 GMT 19 March 2021Building will not be allowed on 100 green spaces in Liverpool, the city council says.
Read MoreMerseyside Police appoints first female chiefpublished at 19:48 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
19:48 GMT 18 March 2021Serena Kennedy will become the first female chief constable at Merseyside Police in April.
Read MoreParamedic 'wrong not to send team to bomb scene'published at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
17:06 GMT 18 March 2021Three paramedics were held back to treat patients outside the Manchester Arena, an inquiry hears.
Read MoreLitter strewn across park after illegal gatheringpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
16:48 GMT 18 March 2021A campaigner said it was "soul destroying" to see the rubbish after hundreds gathered in Sefton Park.
Read MoreLancashire sign Bird and Allen for 2021published at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
14:17 GMT 18 March 2021Lancashire sign Australia seamer Jackson Bird to play in six red-ball matches in 2021, while Finn Allen joins for the T20 Blast.
Read MoreTrial collapses of man accused of wife's murderpublished at 12:08 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
12:08 GMT 18 March 2021Paula Leeson drowned in a swimming pool while on holiday in Denmark in June 2017.
Read MorePolice unit set up to investigate child sex abusepublished at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
10:35 GMT 18 March 2021Greater Manchester Police has previously been criticised for its handling of child sex abuse cases.
Read MoreMan killed after car 'rebounded' into M62 trafficpublished at 07:32 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
07:32 GMT 18 March 2021The crash happened on Tuesday near the border of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.
Read More'Irresponsible' park gathering dispersed by policepublished at 22:08 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021
22:08 GMT 17 March 2021Officers were called to reports of large groups gathering to celebrate St Patrick's Day, police say.
Read More'Irresponsible' park gathering dispersed by policepublished at 21:41 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021
21:41 GMT 17 March 2021Officers were called to reports of large groups gathering to celebrate St Patrick's Day, police say.
Read MoreIn-form Man City ease to win at Bristol Citypublished at 21:34 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021
21:34 GMT 17 March 2021Manchester City secure a 10th WSL win in a row as they defeat bottom side Bristol City at Twerton Park.
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