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. Man, 50, arrested over Barrymore party deathpublished at 21:02 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    The suspect is released on bail after being questioned about the death of Stuart Lubbock in 2001.

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  2. Street named after cricket legend David Lloydpublished at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    David Lloyd Way will be created on a new housing development close to the cricket club and Accrington Stanley.

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  3. Police 'must learn' from unarmed man's shootingpublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    A watchdog looking into Anthony Grainger's death says forces must not use out-of-date intelligence.

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  4. Man City's child sex abuse response 'inadequate'published at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Bosses were overly worried about the club's reputation and the possibility of losing players.

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  5. Mayor unveils strategy to tackle abuse of womenpublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Andy Burnham says the plan was "deliberately brought forward" after Sarah Everard's "tragic death".

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  6. First medic on scene 'didn't know scale of attack'published at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Patrick Ennis tells the Manchester Arena Inquiry he "hadn't realised the scale" of the bombing.

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  7. Young YouTuber on mission to save animalspublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Six-year-old conservationist Aneeshwar Kunchala is hoping his videos will help make a difference.

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  8. Defender Stokes extends Man City dealpublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    England defender Demi Stokes signs a two-year extension with Manchester City until the summer of 2023.

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  9. Parish council opposes 'poor relations' mergerpublished at 10:30 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Handforth Parish Council, which saw a rowdy meeting go viral, votes against a merger with Wilmslow.

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  10. Force uncovers further 4,500 unrecorded crimespublished at 10:05 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Greater Manchester Police was already in special measures over a failure to properly log reports.

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  11. Thieves and burglars to be fitted with GPS tagspublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Police will be able to cross-reference data with crime reports to see if offenders were in the area.

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  12. Champions League remains 'big one' for Man Citypublished at 06:43 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Manchester City remain on course to win the quadruple, but is the Champions League the one they want the most?

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  13. LeBron James becomes partner at Liverpool FC ownerspublished at 01:29 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    The basketball legend has come onboard the sports group that also owns the Boston Red Sox baseball team.

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  14. 'Cladding repairs could cost more than our flat is worth'published at 00:05 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    A couple paying for cladding replacement say the costs could leave them bankrupt or with crippling loans.

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  15. Judicial review bid over bus network planspublished at 20:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Stagecoach is mounting a legal challenge over a proposal to bring buses back under public control.

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  16. 'Several injured' in multiple-vehicle crash on M62published at 19:30 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    The crash - near the border of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester - involved four lorries and a car.

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  17. Man Utd Women to play at Old Traffordpublished at 18:46 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Manchester United Women will play at Old Trafford for the first time when they take on West Ham in the WSL on 27 March.

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  18. Men 'murdered mum and children in house fire'published at 18:45 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Michelle Pearson died 20 months after the blaze which killed her four children, a court hears.

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  19. MP calls for force to make misogyny a hate crimepublished at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Maria Eagle says changes are needed in the wake of the death of 33-year-old Sarah Everard.

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  20. Lone paramedic 'overwhelmed' after arena bombingpublished at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Just one paramedic was in the Manchester Arena for the first 40 minutes after the explosion.

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